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Word of the Day – Pontificate

By December 20, 2016Word of the Day

Pontificate (verb)

pon-tif-ik-ate

Express one’s opinions in a pompous and dogmatic way.

To speak or write and give your opinion about something as if you knew everything about it and as if only your opinion was correct.

Example sentences

“He will pontificate over everything from local happenings to the political infrastructure of a land the other side of the world.”

“I simply cannot listen to the ignoramus pontificate any longer, I’m out of here.”

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