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con⋅verse

1[v. kuhn-vurs; n. kon-vurs] verb, -versed, -vers⋅ing, noun
–verb (used without object)
1. to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by talking.
2. Archaic. to maintain a familiar association (usually fol. by with).
3. Obsolete. to have sexual intercourse (usually fol. by with).
–noun
4. familiar discourse or talk; conversation.

Origin:
1300–50; ME conversen < MF converser < L conversārī to associate with. See con-, verse


con⋅vers⋅er, noun


1. chat, discuss. See speak.
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Word Origin & History

converse  (adj.)
"exact opposite," 1570, from L. conversus "turn around," pp. of convertere "to turn about" (see convert). Originally mathematical.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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