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pontificate

How many syllables in pontificate?

  4 syllables

Divide pontificate into syllables:   pon-tif-i-cate
Stressed syllable in pontificate:   pon-tif-i-cate
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Synonyms for pontificate


1 syllable
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    2 syllables
    • go on
    • sound off
    4 syllables
    • be dogmatic
    • be officious
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    What rhymes with pontificate

    3 syllables
      4 syllables
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