Meaning

2 senses

  1. To make a dissertation; to discourse.

  2. To write one's dissertation.

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

More definitions
  • talk at length and formally about a topic

Origin

First attested in 1766; borrowed from Latin dissertātus, perfect passive participle of dis

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.

Back-formation from dissertation.

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Forms

dissertates, dissertating, dissertated, dissertated
Base formdissertate · to dissertate
3rd person singulardissertates
Present participledissertating
Past simpledissertated
Past participledissertated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydissertate
he, she, itdissertates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdissertated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dissertated
he, she, ithas dissertated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill dissertate

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relateddissertation
Deriveddissertative

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
disseminationC2dissentdissenterdissertationdisservicedissidentB2
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