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Dissertate

Dis′ser-tate

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
dissertatus
, p. p. of
dissertare
to discuss, intents, fr.
disserere
. See
Dissert
.]
To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.
[R.]
J. Foster.

Definition 2024


dissertate

dissertate

English

Verb

dissertate (third-person singular simple present dissertates, present participle dissertating, simple past and past participle dissertated)

  1. To make a dissertation; to discourse.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 203:
      In fact, if a miracle ever sat up and slapped him in the face over his small beer and muffin he'd […] dissertate in Latin on the experiential impossibility of its existence.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from dissertation.

Verb

dissertate (third-person singular simple present dissertates, present participle dissertating, simple past and past participle dissertated)

  1. To write one's dissertation.
    Mark stayed up until 2 a.m. dissertating last night.

Italian

Verb

dissertate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of dissertare
  2. second-person plural imperative of dissertare

Participle

dissertate

  1. feminine plural of dissertato

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