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Verb: dissertate  'di-sur`teyt
  1. Talk at length and formally about a topic
    "The speaker dissertated about the social politics in 18th century England"
    - hold forth, discourse

Derived forms: dissertating, dissertates, dissertated

See also: dissertation

Type of: speak, talk

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