dissertate

(dĭsˈər-tātˌ) also dis·sert (dĭ-sûrtˈ)

intransitive verb dis·ser·tat·ed also dis·sert·ed, dis·ser·tat·ing also dis·sert·ing, dis·ser·tates also dis·serts
To discourse formally.

Origin:

Origin: Latin dissertāre, dissertāt-

Origin: , frequentative of disserere, to discuss

Origin: : dis-, dis-

Origin: + serere, to connect; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • disˈser·taˌtor noun
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