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dissert

UK/dɪˈsɜːt/US/dɪˈsɝt/

dissert verb: to discourse or dispute; to discuss.

Verb

dissert (third-person singular simple present disserts, present participle disserting, simple past and past participle disserted)

  1. To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
    • This, we are persuaded, is the true key to the greater part of the peculiarities of the author before us; and though we have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary, we really think it may enable our readers to comprehend him […]1819, Francis Jeffrey, “Tales of the Hall”, in The Edinburgh Review July 1819

Forms of dissert

third-person singular presentdisserts
present participledisserting
past participledisserted
pastdisserted

Origin of dissert

From Latin dissertus, past participle of disserere, from dis- + serere (“to join, connect”). Compare French disserter. See series; doublet of dissertate.

Words that rhyme with dissert

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Questions about dissert

What does dissert mean?
Dissert means to discourse or dispute; to discuss.
What part of speech is dissert?
Dissert is a verb.
How do you pronounce dissert?
Dissert is pronounced /dɪˈsɜːt/ (UK).
What is the past tense of dissert?
The past tense of dissert is disserted.

Words near dissert in the dictionary

  1. dissepimental
  2. dissepimentarial
  3. dissepimentarium
  4. dissepimented
  5. dissepiments
  6. dissert
  7. dissertate
  8. dissertated
  9. dissertates
  10. dissertating
  11. dissertation

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