v.
Pronunciation: ' di-s ə r- ˌ t ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -tat · ed ; -tat · ing
Etymology: Latin dissertatus, past participle of dissertare, from dissertus
Date: 1766
: DISSERT also : to write a dissertation
– dis · ser · ta · tor \ - ˌ t ā -t ə r \ noun