0 past simple and past participle of pontificate --
1 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: --
Artists, writers, political radicals, and hobos pontificated, lectured, recited poetry, ranted, and raved.
Most of the intellectuals of his generation pontificated endlessly over dominoes in the morning and regrouped in the local bars at night.
Ministers have identified and pontificated on the problems.
He has pontificated since the election.
I have pontificated about mobile phones on many occasions.
He pontificated about the rating system and seemed to labour under the illusion that only house owners pay rates.
I rejoice that this has not been a debate in which we have pontificated or sermonised.
