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Webster 1913 Edition

Dissert

Dis-sert′

,
Verb.
I.
[L.
dissertus
, p. p. of
disserere
;
dis-
+
serere
to join, connect: cf. F.
disserter
. See
Series
.]
To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
[R.]
We have
disserted
upon it a little longer than was necessary.
Jeffrey.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dissert

DISSERT

,
Verb.
I.
[L.] To discourse or dispute. [Little in use.]

Definition 2024

dissert

dissert

English

Verb

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

  1. To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
    • Francis Jeffrey
      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 […]

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Etymology

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

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