FromLatindissertatus, past participle ofdissertō(“to discuss”), fromdisserō. Comparedissert.
dissertate (third-person singular simple presentdissertates,present participledissertating,simple past and past participledissertated)
- To make a dissertation; todiscourse.
1982,TC Boyle,Water Music, Penguin, published2006, page203: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.
Back-formation fromdissertation.
dissertate (third-person singular simple presentdissertates,present participledissertating,simple past and past participledissertated)
- To write one'sdissertation.
Mark stayed up until 2 a.m.dissertating last night.
dissertate
- inflection ofdissertare:
- second-personpluralpresentindicative
- second-personpluralimperative
dissertate f pl
- feminineplural ofdissertato
