dissertate

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsəteɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɪsɚteɪt/

Etymology 1

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.

Verb

dissertate (third-person singular simple present dissertates, present participle dissertating, simple past and past participle dissertated)

1. 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

• dissertative

Etymology 2

Back-formation from dissertation.

Verb

dissertate (third-person singular simple present dissertates, present participle dissertating, simple past and past participle dissertated)

1. To write one's dissertation.

   Mark stayed up until 2 a.m. dissertating last night.

Anagrams

• Statesider, statesider

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

dissertate

1. inflection of dissertare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

dissertate f pl

1. feminine plural of dissertato

Anagrams

• detestarsi, disertaste, distraeste, ridestaste