pontificate vs administer

pontificate is a noun but administer is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pontificate	Yes	No	Yes	No
administer	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, administer is a hypernym of pontificate; that is, administer is a word with a broader meaning than pontificate:

pontificate: administer a pontifical office
administer: work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of

Other hypernyms of pontificate include administrate.

pontificate (noun)	administer (noun)
the government of the Roman Catholic Church

pontificate (verb)	administer (verb)
talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner	give or apply (medications)
administer a pontifical office	administer or bestow, as in small portions
	perform (a church sacrament) ritually
	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
	direct the taking of