1. spoke in a pompous or dogmatic way, as if one’s opinions were absolutely correct
Usage: past tense of pontificate

Examples

• The professor pontificated about modern art for an hour.
• He pontificated on politics at every dinner party.
• She pontificated about proper child-rearing techniques.
• The critic pontificated about the film’s deeper meaning.
• My uncle pontificated about the good old days.
• The politician pontificated instead of answering the question directly.