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- [dis-er-teyt]
- /ˈdɪs ərˌteɪt/
- /dɪ.sə.ˈteɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-er-teyt]
- /ˈdɪs ərˌteɪt/
Definitions of dissertate word
- verb without object dissertate to discuss a subject fully and learnedly; discourse. 1
- noun dissertate To make a dissertation; to discourse. 1
- verb dissertate to give or make a dissertation 0
- verb dissertate To write one's dissertation. 0
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Origin of dissertate
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70; probably back formation from dissertation
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Parts of speech for Dissertate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dissertate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
dissertate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dissertate
verb dissertate
- comment — If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or you give an explanation for it.
- chew — When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.
- descant — A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
- modulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- declaim — If you declaim, you speak dramatically, as if you were acting in a theatre.
Antonyms for dissertate
verb dissertate
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
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