dissertate

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɪsəteɪt/    美 /ˈdɪsɚteɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make a dissertation; to discourse.
    — In fact, if a miracle ever sat up and slapped him in the face over his small beer and muffin he'd […] dissertate in Latin on the experiential impossibility of its existence.
  2. To write one's dissertation.
    — Mark stayed up until 2 a.m. dissertating last night.

词形变化

dissertates present,singular,third-person dissertating participle,present dissertated participle,past dissertated past dissertates present,singular,third-person dissertating participle,present dissertated participle,past dissertated past

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
Back-formation from dissertation.
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