Definition of "converse" []

• To engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts, ideas, or feelings; talk. See Synonyms at speak. (verb-intransitive)
• Archaic To be familiar; associate. (verb-intransitive)
• Spoken interchange of thoughts and feelings; conversation. (noun)
• Obsolete Social interaction. (noun)
• Reversed, as in position, order, or action; contrary. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "_Contrast'_ the two. converse Did you _converse'_ with him?"
• "V. ii.744 (463,8) [In the converse of breath] Perhaps _converse_ may, in this line, mean _interchange_."
• "Is the term converse here used in its logical meaning?"