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    [Verb]  | "pon*tif*i*cate" | \ pän-ˈti-fə-ˌkāt \


    1: to speak or express opinions in a pompous or dogmatic way

    2: to officiate as a pontiff

    3: to celebrate pontifical mass


    Origin: 1818 ;

     Medieval Latin pontificatus, past participle of pontificare, from Latin pontific-, pontifex;

    [Adjective]  | "pontificating" 


    1: as in authoritarian, domineering;




    [Verb]  | "pontificating" 


    1: to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right;


      * e.g., " ... We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children. "



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    [Verb]  | "pontificate" 


    1: to speak or express your opinion about something in a way that shows that you think you are always right;


      * e.g., " ... We had to listen to her pontificate about the best way to raise children. "



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     [ "Pontificate" ]

    1: To speak in a pretentiously dogmatic manner; to preach.

      * e.g.,  ... Pontificate typically has a negative connotation but can be used positively as well. "Allow me a moment to pontificate on the merits of good hygiene during flu outbreaks" said the school nurse. 

     [ "Pontificating" ]

    1: The act of spouting off on a subject you have no information on ,or basis of fact , but firmly believe in.

      * e.g.,  ... Thomas was pontificating on the pain involved in child birth 

     [ "pontification" ]

    1: The act of speaking out for the purpose of hearing onself speak.

      * e.g.,  ... There goes that motherfucker with his pontification again. 


     [ "pontification" ]

    2: Posturing...speaking to people that don't really care what you say one way or another since you're speaking solely to front yourself as "someone in charge".

      * e.g.,  ... Attaboy Message from a wannabe manager 


     [ "pontification" ]

    3: Speech or written communication that is generally pointless except to cast favorable light upon the speaker or author as if the message were a pronouncement from on high.

      * e.g.,  ... Attaboy Message from a wannabe supervisor 


     [ "pontification" ]

    4: Usually full of shit.

      * e.g.,  ... Co-worker sucks up to teh boss by thanking everybody for their help when the boss should be saying the thank you. 

     [ "Pontifes" ]

    1: Last name that originated from Spain around 145 Then Spanish conquistadors took the last name with them. Now popular in México around Sinaloa and Michoacán and D.F and is popular in the United States and other parts of the World.

      * e.g.,  ... Pontifes 

     [ "Pontificate" ]

    1:  To have Diarrhea of the mouth.

      * e.g.,  ... Don't pontificate about other peoples mistakes! Your Diarrhea of the mouth gotta stop because running your mouth is gonna get you a fist sandwich 


     [ "Pontificate" ]

    2:  Running your mouth.


     [ "Pontificate" ]

    3:  Giving your 2 cents when it's non of your business.


     [ "Pontificate" ]

    4:  Giving unsolicited advice and long opinions


     [ "Pontificate" ]

    5: **Rhymes with defecate.**


     [ "Pontificate" ]

    6:  To defecate with your mouth on other people

     [ "pontificate" ]

    1: pontificate to rant rave and other wise try to convise some one of your own pont with out careing if they are lising or not

      * e.g.,  ... the rantings of the phill god in all of his power fake knolage 


     [ "pontificate" ]

    2: the rantings of the phill god in all of his power of BS

     [ "Pontificator" ]

    1: Noun. One who pontificates.

      * e.g.,  ... He/She is such a pontificator. Pontificator's to the "N"th degree, however, never any action. 

     [ "pontificate" ]

    1: to think at length on a subject and/or topic that requires mulling over

      * e.g.,  ... I'll have to pontificate on that. 

     [ "pontificate" ]

    1: To poop on the pope. Normally from a great height, such as a poop deck.

      * e.g.,  ... Billy pontificated on the body of Jean Paul II as his way of remembering the good times they had shared. 

     [ "pontificate" ]

    1: slang;

      * e.g.,  ... can also mean to spew shit or to be full of shit 


     [ "pontificate" ]

    2: it means "to take a shit"

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