conversate
English
Etymology
Back-formation from conversation.
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.
- 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
- This verb is considered incorrect by some prescriptivist authorities. By contrast, the common verb converse is universally accepted.
References
- “conversate”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “conversate”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
conversate
- inflection of conversare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Anagrams
Latin
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