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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Converse \Con*verse"\ (k[o^]n*v[~e]rs"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conversed; p. pr. & vb. n. Conversing.] [F. converser, L. conversari to associate with; con- + versari to be turned, to live, remain, fr. versare to turn often, v. intens. of vertere to turn See Convert.]

1.To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; -- followed by with. [1913 Webster]

To seek the distant hills, and there converse With nature.— Thomson.[1913 Webster]
Conversing with the world, we use the world's fashions.— Sir W. Scott.[1913 Webster]
But to converse with heaven This is not easy.— Wordsworth.[1913 Webster]

2.To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; -- followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing. [1913 Webster]

Companions That do converse and waste the time together.— Shak.[1913 Webster]
We had conversed so often on that subject.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

3.To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; -- said of things. [1913 Webster]

According as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety.— Locke.

Syn: To associate; commune; discourse; talk; chat. [1913 Webster]

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