dissert
verb
dis·sert di-ˈsərt 
disserted; disserting; disserts
intransitive verb
: to speak or write at length
Word History
Etymology
Latin dissertus, past participle of disserere, from dis- + serere to join, arrange — more at series
First Known Use
1657, in the meaning defined above
dissert
verb
as in to pontificate
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- pontificate
- expound
- sermonize
- soliloquize
- discourse
- lecture
- recite
- speak
- expatiate
- mouth
- orate
- harangue
- descant
- declaim
- spout
- talk
- filibuster