dissert

English

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
   • 1819, Francis Jeffrey, “Tales of the Hall”, in The Edinburgh Review July 1819:

     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 […]

Related terms

• dissertation

Anagrams

• disters, redists, strides

Middle English

Noun

dissert

1. Alternative form of desert (“deserved”)