pontificate on



pontificate on something

to speak and act dogmatically and pompously. Must you pontificate on your own virtues so much? The speaker was pontificating on the virtues of a fat-free diet.
See also: on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nedelka-Macedonian
Cas-Dutch
Rupa-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Nepali
Bohuslavbo-hoo-SLAHV (Ukrainian)Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian
Moiseymah-ee-SYAYRussian
Kirils-Latvian