dissertate
[ dis-er-teyt ]
/ ˈdɪs ərˌteɪt /
verb (used without object), dis·ser·tat·ed, dis·ser·tat·ing.
to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse.
Origin of dissertate
First recorded in 1760–70; probably back formation from
dissertation
OTHER WORDS FROM dissertate
dis·ser·ta·tor, nounWords nearby dissertate
dissentient,
dissenting opinion,
dissentious,
dissepiment,
dissert,
dissertate,
dissertation,
disserve,
disservice,
dissever,
dissidence
Example sentences from the Web for dissertate
“Whom,” not what—a person, not a system; we “proclaim,” not we argue or dissertate about.
The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon |Alexander MaclarenThe Greek sought after wisdom; he wanted a man who would perorate and argue and dissertate.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) |Alexander Maclaren
British Dictionary definitions for dissertate
dissertate
/ (ˈdɪsəˌteɪt) /
verb
(intr) rare
to give or make a dissertation
Derived forms of dissertate
dissertator, nounWord Origin for dissertate
C18: from Latin
dissertāre to debate, from
disserere to examine, from
dis-
1 +
serere to arrange