dissertate
Appearance
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsəteɪt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɪsɚteɪt/
Etymology 1
[edit]From Latin dissertatus, past participle of dissertō (“to discuss”), from disserō. Compare dissert.
Verb
[edit]dissertate (third-person singular simple present dissertates, present participle dissertating, simple past and past participle dissertated)
- To make a dissertation; to discourse.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 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.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Back-formation from dissertation.
Verb
[edit]dissertate (third-person singular simple present dissertates, present participle dissertating, simple past and past participle dissertated)
- To write one's dissertation.
- Mark stayed up until 2 a.m. dissertating last night.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]dissertate
- inflection of dissertare:
Etymology 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]dissertate f pl