conversate

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from conversation. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːn.vɚˌseɪt/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.vəˌseɪt/ === Verb === conversate (third-person singular simple present conversates, present participle conversating, simple past and past participle conversated) (now chiefly African-American Vernacular, nonstandard) To converse, to have conversation. Synonyms: chat, discourse, parley; see also Thesaurus:converse ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is considered incorrect by some prescriptivist authorities. By contrast, the common verb converse is universally accepted. ==== Translations ==== === References === “conversate”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “conversate”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === conservate, convertase == Italian == === Verb === conversate inflection of conversare: second-person plural present indicative second-person plural imperative === Anagrams === conservate == Latin == === Verb === conversāte second-person plural present active imperative of conversō == Spanish == === Verb === conversate second-person singular voseo imperative of conversar combined with te