单词 | dissert |
释义 | dissertv.ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > examination by discussion > examine by discussion [verb (transitive)] examinec1384 discussa1400 discutea1475 canvass1530 ventilate?1530 to go through ——1535 touta1568 dissert1623 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Dissert, to dispute on matters. 1641 R. Greville Disc. Nature Episcopacie ii. ii. 69 Either none seeme to state the Question right; or else, all seem to dissert it. 1721 J. Strype Eccl. Memorials I. xliii. 330 Thence they descended to dissert the single life of priests. 2. intransitive. To discourse upon a particular subject; to make a dissertation. (Now, affected.) ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > make a speech [verb (intransitive)] > discourse or lecture carpa1375 movec1400 descant1536 discourse1547 lecturea1592 homilize1624 dissert1657 lecturize1661 pronounce1663 to hold forth1668 to hold out1689 sermonize1753 dissertate1766 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop ii, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Mmmm2 We have abundantly disserted about the preparation of Medicaments. 1744 J. Harris Three Treat. iii. ii. 223 A venerable Sage..whom once I heard disserting on the Topic of Religion. 1752 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 22 Sept. (1932) (modernized text) V. 1941 It is not amiss..to be able to dissert upon the growth and flavour of wines. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XII xxxix. 24 'Tis always with a moral end That I dissert. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. xxvii. 255 Whilst George is still disserting, Clive is drawing. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < |
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