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dissertate

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dis·ser·tate  (dsr-tt) also dis·sert (d-sûrt)
intr.v. dis·ser·tat·ed also dis·sert·ed, dis·ser·tat·ing also dis·sert·ing, dis·ser·tates also dis·serts
To discourse formally.
[Latin dissertre, dissertt-, frequentative of disserere, to discuss : dis-, dis- + serere, to connect; see ser-2 in Indo-European roots.]
disser·tator n.
dissertate [ˈdɪsəˌteɪt]
vb
(Social Science / Education) (intr) Rare to give or make a dissertation
[from Latin dissertāre to debate, from disserere to examine, from dis-1 + serere to arrange]
dissertator  n
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Verb1.dissertate - talk at length and formally about a topic; "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
hold forth, discourse
talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"
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