dissert

From Latin dissertus, past participle of disserere, from dis- + serere (“to join, connect”). Compare French disserter. See series.

dissert (third-person singular simple present disserts, present participle disserting, simple past and past participle disserted)

1. To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
   • 1819, Francis Jeffrey, "Tales of the Hall", in The Edinburgh Review July 1819

     This, we are persuaded, is the true key to the greater part of the peculiarities of the author before us; and though we have disserted upon it a little longer than was necessary, we really think it may enable our readers to comprehend him […]

• dissertation

• disters, redists, strides

dissert

1. Alternative form of desert (“deserved”)