CONVERSE

converse. Converse, v.i. to discourse, behavior

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Con‐verse″ (kŏn‐vẽrs″), 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. 1. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; — followed by with.
To seek the distant hills, and there converse With nature. Thomson. Conversing with the world, we use the world's fashions. Sir W. Scott. But to converse with heaven - This is not easy. Wordsworth. 2. 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.
Companions That do converse and waste the time together. Shak. We had conversed so often on that subject. Dryden. 3. 3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; — said of things.
According as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety. Locke. Syn. — To associate; commune; discourse; talk; chat.