dissert

[ dih-surt ]

verb (used without object)

1. to discourse on a subject.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dissert¹

1615–25; < Latin dissertāre to set forth at length (frequentative of disserere to arrange in order), equivalent to dis- dis- ¹ + ser- put together + frequentative -t- + -āre infinitive suffix

Example Sentences

He walked over the sea, as over dry land, &c. See Muraturi, Dissert.

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Upon such occasions it is not amiss to know how to parley cuisine, and to be able to dissert upon the growth and flavor of wines.

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Muratori, Dissertazione sopra le Antichita Italiane, dissert.

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Warton mentions a similar instance of a grant to the monks of St. Sithin, Dissert.

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I am not going to dissert on Hood's humor; I am not a fair judge.

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Related Words

• argue
• confer
• consider
• debate
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• examine
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