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DISSERTATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dissertate mean?
• DISSERTATE (verb)
The verb DISSERTATE has 1 sense:
1. talk at length and formally about a topic
Familiarity information: DISSERTATE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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... he / she / it dissertates Past simple: dissertated
Past participle: dissertated
-ing form: dissertating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Talk at length and formally about a topic
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
discourse; dissertate; hold forth
Context example:
The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England
Hypernyms (to "dissertate" is one way to...):
speak; talk (exchange thoughts; talk with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s on something
Derivation:
dissertation (a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree)
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