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speak vs pontificate

pontificate vs speak

speak is not a noun while pontificate is a noun.

speak and pontificate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speak No No Yes No
pontificate Yes No Yes No
As verbs, pontificate is a hyponym of speak; that is, pontificate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speak:
  • speak: exchange thoughts; talk with
  • pontificate: talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
Other hyponyms of speak include carry on, continue, go on, proceed, discourse, dissertate, hold forth, orate, talk down, spiel, dogmatise, dogmatize, cheek, level, talk turkey, monologuise, monologuize, soliloquise, soliloquize, converse, discourse, butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance, dish the dirt, gossip, rap.
speak (noun) pontificate (noun)
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
speak (verb) pontificate (verb)
express in speech talk in a dogmatic and pompous manner
exchange thoughts; talk with administer a pontifical office
use language
give a speech to
make a characteristic or natural sound
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