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- [dih-surt]
- /dɪˈsɜrt/
- /dɪ.ˈsɜːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-surt]
- /dɪˈsɜrt/
Definitions of dissert word
- verb without object dissert to discourse on a subject. 1
- noun dissert To discourse or dispute; to discuss. 1
- verb dissert to discourse or make a dissertation on a subject, to dissertate 0
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Origin of dissert
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Latin dissertāre to set forth at length (frequentative of disserere to arrange in order), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + ser- put together + frequentative -t- + -āre infinitive suffix
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Parts of speech for Dissert
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dissert popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dissert usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dissert
verb dissert
- comment — If you comment on something, you give your opinion about it or you give an explanation for it.
- chew — When you chew food, you use your teeth to break it up in your mouth so that it becomes easier to swallow.
- descant — A descant is a tune which is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music.
- modulate — to regulate by or adjust to a certain measure or proportion; soften; tone down.
- declaim — If you declaim, you speak dramatically, as if you were acting in a theatre.
Antonyms for dissert
verb dissert
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- lessen — to become less.
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