conversate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from conversation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːn.vɚˌseɪt/

Verb

1. (African-American Vernacular, nonstandard) To converse, to have conversation.
   • 2002, Gail L. Thompson, African-American Teens Discuss Their Schooling Experiences, Bergin Garvey/Greenwood, page 34:

     We don't just want to go to class and not conversate with the teachers.

   • 2003, Steven Travers, Barry Bonds: Baseballs Superman, Sports Publishing LLC, page 241:

     Barry did grow up in a white neighborhood, you know, and he does know how to conversate, and he does know how to pronounce his vowels, he knows how to talk.

   • 2005, Prudence L. Carter, Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, Oxford University Press, page 37:

     I'll talk to them and conversate, but I won't pay no mind to the things that they do.

Usage notes

• The nonstandard verb conversate is sometimes used, particularly in African-American vernacular; however, it is sometimes frowned upon.  By contrast, the common verb converse is universally accepted.

Anagrams

• conservate, convertase

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Italian

Verb

conversate

1. second-person plural indicative present of conversare
2. second-person plural imperative of conversare

Anagrams

• conservate

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) conversāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of conversō