dissert

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UK/dɪˈsɜːt/US/dɪˈsɝt/

verb

To discourse or dispute; to discuss.

OriginLatin dissertus →
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Meanings

verbdissert (third-person singular simple present disserts, present participle disserting, simple past and past participle disserted)

present singular third person disserts · participle present disserting · participle past disserted · past disserted

  1. To discourse or dispute; to discuss.

    This, we are persuaded, is the true key to the greater part of the peculiarities of the author before us; and though we have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary, we really think it may enable our readers to comprehend him […]

    1819, Francis Jeffrey, “Tales of the Hall”, in The Edinburgh Review July 1819

Origin

  1. Latindissertus
  2. Englishdissert

From Latin dissertus, past participle of disserere, from dis- + serere (“to join, connect”). Compare French disserter. See series; doublet of dissertate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dissert

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Anagrams

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APA

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MLA

“dissert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissert. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dissert,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissert.

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