dissertare
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin dissertāre. Cognate to French disserter.
Verb
editdissertàre (first-person singular present dissèrto, first-person singular past historic dissertài, past participle dissertàto, auxiliary avére) (intransitive)
- to discourse [with di or su ‘about erudite or scholarly matters’] [auxiliary avere]
- Synonyms: prorogare, protrarsi; see also Thesaurus:dilungarsi
- (humorous or ironic) to philosophize, to speak in a grandiose manner
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of dissertàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- dissertare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana