dissertare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dissertāre. Cognate to French disserter.

Verb

dissertàre (first-person singular present dissèrto, first-person singular past historic dissertài, past participle dissertàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)

  1. to discourse [+ di (object)] or [+ su (erudite or scholarly matters) = about] [auxiliary avere]
    Synonyms: prorogare, protrarsi; see also Thesaurus:dilungarsi
  2. (humorous or ironic) to philosophize, to speak in a grandiose manner

Conjugation

Further reading

  • dissertare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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