dissert


dis·sert

verb \di-ˈsərt\

Definition of DISSERT

intransitive verb
: to speak or write at length

Origin of DISSERT

Latin dissertus, past participle of disserere, from dis- + serere to join, arrange — more at series
First Known Use: 1657

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