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(intransitive) To preside as a bishop, especially at mass. / (intransitive) To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct.

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pontificate

/pɒnˈtɪf.ɪ.keɪt/

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(intransitive) To preside as a bishop, especially at mass. / (intransitive) To act like a pontiff; to express one's position or opinions dogmatically and pompously as if they were absolutely correct.

He likes to pontificate on various topics.

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(intransitive) To preside as a bishop, especially at mass.

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(intransitive) To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.

During a policy discussion awhile back about New York issues, when Mr. Clinton began to pontificate, she told him that he did not exactly know what he was talking about and to hush up.

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