English Explanatory Dictionary

dissertate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To make a dissertation; to discourse.
verb
  1. To write one's dissertation.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɪsəteɪt/ /ˈdɪsɚteɪt/

Word forms

dissertate dissertates dissertating dissertated

Etymology

First attested in 1766; borrowed from Latin dissertātus, perfect passive participle of dissertō (“to argue, discuss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), frequentative of disserō. Doublet of dissert.

Derived words

dissertative
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