dis·ser·tate (dĭs′ər-tāt′) also dis·sert (dĭ-sûrt′) intr.v. dis·ser·tat·ed ,
dis·ser·tat·ing ,
dis·ser·tates also
dis·sert·ed or
dis·sert·ing or
dis·serts 1. To discourse formally.
2. To prepare a dissertation.
[Latin
dissertāre , dissertāt- , frequentative of
disserere ,
to discuss :
dis- ,
dis- +
serere ,
to connect ; see
ser- in
Indo-European roots .]
dis′ser·ta′tor n.
dissertate (ˈdɪsəˌteɪt ) vb (Education) (intr ) rare to give or make a dissertation. Also (archaic): dissert
[C18: from Latin dissertāre to debate, from disserere to examine, from dis-1 + serere to arrange]
ˈdisserˌtator n
dis•ser•tate (ˈdɪs ərˌteɪt) v.i. -tat•ed, -tat•ing. to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse.
dis′ser•ta`tor, n.
dissertate Past participle: dissertatedGerund: dissertatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative dissertate dissertate
Present I dissertate you dissertate he/she/it dissertates we dissertate you dissertate they dissertate
Preterite I dissertated you dissertated he/she/it dissertated we dissertated you dissertated they dissertated
Present Continuous I am dissertating you are dissertating he/she/it is dissertating we are dissertating you are dissertating they are dissertating
Present Perfect I have dissertated you have dissertated he/she/it has dissertated we have dissertated you have dissertated they have dissertated
Past Continuous I was dissertating you were dissertating he/she/it was dissertating we were dissertating you were dissertating they were dissertating
Past Perfect I had dissertated you had dissertated he/she/it had dissertated we had dissertated you had dissertated they had dissertated
Future I will dissertate you will dissertate he/she/it will dissertate we will dissertate you will dissertate they will dissertate
Future Perfect I will have dissertated you will have dissertated he/she/it will have dissertated we will have dissertated you will have dissertated they will have dissertated
Future Continuous I will be dissertating you will be dissertating he/she/it will be dissertating we will be dissertating you will be dissertating they will be dissertating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been dissertating you have been dissertating he/she/it has been dissertating we have been dissertating you have been dissertating they have been dissertating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been dissertating you will have been dissertating he/she/it will have been dissertating we will have been dissertating you will have been dissertating they will have been dissertating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been dissertating you had been dissertating he/she/it had been dissertating we had been dissertating you had been dissertating they had been dissertating
Conditional I would dissertate you would dissertate he/she/it would dissertate we would dissertate you would dissertate they would dissertate
Past Conditional I would have dissertated you would have dissertated he/she/it would have dissertated we would have dissertated you would have dissertated they would have dissertated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. dissertate - talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"talk ,
speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"