pontificar bedeutet auf Englisch

orate [orated, orating, orates]▼(to speak formally; to give a speech)
verb
[UK: ɔː.ˈreɪt] [US: ɔːr.ˈreɪt]

pontificate [pontificated, pontificating, pontificates]▼(preside as a bishop)
verb
[UK: pɒn.ˈtɪ.fɪk.eɪt] [US: panˈtɪ.fəˌket]