intr.v. dis·ser·tat·ed, dis·ser·tat·ing, dis·ser·tates also dis·sert·ed or dis·sert·ing or dis·serts 1. To discourse formally. 2. To prepare a dissertation. [Latin dissertāre, dissertāt-, frequentative of disserere, to discuss : dis-, dis- + serere, to connect; see ser-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] disser·ta′tor n. |
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