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dissertate

dis·ser·tate

UK/ˈdɪsəteɪt/ US/ˈdɪsɚteɪt/ uncommon

verb

1.

talk or hold forth formally about a topic

  • “The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England”
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Origin

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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