Converse vs. Conversate

Converse vs. Conversate — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Converse and Conversate

Converseverb

to talk; to engage in conversation

Conversateverb

(African American Vernacular English) (nonstandard) To converse, to have conversation.

Converseverb

to keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; followed by with

Converseverb

(obsolete) to have knowledge of (a thing), from long intercourse or study

Conversenoun

familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat.

Conversenoun

the opposite or reverse

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Conversenoun

(logic) of a proposition or theorem of the form: given that "If A is true, then B is true", then "If B is true, then A is true."
equivalently: given that "All Xs are Ys", then "All Ys are Xs".

All trees are plants, but the converse, that all plants are trees, is not true.

Conversenoun

(semantics) one of a pair of terms that name or describe a relationship from opposite perspectives; converse antonym; relational antonym

Converseadjective

opposite; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal

a converse proposition

Conversenoun

a proposition obtained by conversion

Converseverb

carry on a conversation

Converseadjective

of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other;

`parental' and `filial' are converse terms
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Converseadjective

turned about in order or relation;

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