dissertate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- dissertator noun
Etymology
Origin of dissertate
First recorded in 1760–70; probably back formation from dissertation
Example Sentences
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“Whom,” not what—a person, not a system; we “proclaim,” not we argue or dissertate about.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander
The Greek sought after wisdom; he wanted a man who would perorate and argue and dissertate.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander
One thing I can do—pencil, if you like, and annotate, and dissertate upon that I love most and least—I think I can do it, that is.
From The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 by Browning, Robert
Not that Hilda could dissertate, or talk learnedly about pictures; she would probably have been puzzled by the technical terms of her own art.
From The Marble Faun - Volume 1 The Romance of Monte Beni by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
In a moment Billy came out ready to dissertate at length.
From The Westerners by White, Stewart Edward
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