Dissertation

[Fr.; Lat. dis sertatio, from di erto, di ert at us, frequent. from di ero, to set or PISTIL OF SAXIFRAGE. plant asunder- dis, and sero, ser ciatus dis , and socio , to unite. See SOCIAL.] To separate, as from society, fellowship, or company; to dis unite; to part a ociation or connection. tive conversation; a discu ion, or rather a formal discourse, intended to illustrate a subject; a written e ay, treatise, or disquisition; as, a Di ertation on the Poets. nation.] Act of di eminating or scattering, and pro- Dis's ertator, n. [Lat.; Fr. di ert at eur.] A di er pagating like seed; the act of spreading and diffusing for growth and permanence; as, the di emination of Christian principles. Di eminative, a. Having a tendency to become dispersed, di eminated, or diffused. Di eminator, n. One who di eminates, spreads, or propagates.