pontificate vs administrate

pontificate is a noun but administrate is not a noun.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of pontificate include administer.

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

pontificate (verb)	administrate (verb)
talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner	work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of
administer a pontifical office