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How to pronounce “pontificate”
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Pronunciation guide for pontificate
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of pontificate with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 6 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The keys to a great conversation
Number two: Don't pontificate.
- Definition summary
- The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
Example 1 of 6
How to pronounce pontificate
The keys to a great conversation
Number two: Don't pontificate.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “pontificate”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The status or term of office of a pontiff or pontifex.
- [Verb]
- (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.
- (intransitive) To speak in a patronizing, supercilious or pompous manner, especially at length.
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