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SYLLABICATION:con·verse
PRONUNCIATION:  kn-vûrs
INTRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: con·versed, con·vers·ing, con·vers·es
1. To engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; talk. See synonyms at speak. 2. Archaic To be familiar; associate.
NOUN:(knvûrs)1. Spoken interchange of thoughts and feelings; conversation. 2. Obsolete Social interaction.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English conversen, to associate with, from Old French converser, from Latin conversr : com-, com- + versr, to occupy oneself; see wer-2 in Appendix I.
 
 
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