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converse Definition


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converse1
verb, intr conversed, conversing
    formal:
    1. To hold a conversation; to talk.
      Thesaurus: speak, talk, chat, confabulate, discuss, confer, parley.
    2. To commune spiritually.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin conversari to associate with.





converse2
adj
    1. Reverse; opposite.
      Thesaurus: transposed, reversed, contrary, antipodal.
noun
    1. Opposite.
      Thesaurus: antithesis, opposite, reverse, contrary.
Derivative: conversely
adverb
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin conversus turned about, from convertere to transform.



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