dissertate

Meaning

To make a dissertation; to discourse.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪsəteɪt/
Etymology

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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