Meanings
dissertate1
present singular third person dissertates · participle present dissertating · participle past dissertated · past dissertated
- To make a dissertation; to discourse.
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.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 203
dissertate2
present singular third person dissertates · participle present dissertating · participle past dissertated · past dissertated
- To write one's dissertation.
Mark stayed up until 2 a.m. dissertating last night.
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Origin
dissertate · verb
- Latindissertātus
- Englishdissertate
First attested in 1766; borrowed from Latin dissertātus, perfect passive participle of dissertō (“to argue, discuss”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), frequentative of disserō. Doublet of dissert.
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dissertate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dissertate
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