'Converse' definitions:

Definition of 'converse'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; "`parental' and `filial' are converse terms"
adjective
Turned about in order or relation; "transposed letters" [syn: converse, reversed, transposed]
noun
A proposition obtained by conversion
verb
Carry on a conversation [syn: converse, discourse]

Definition of 'Converse'

From: GCIDE
  • Converse \Con"verse\, a. [L. conversus, p. p. of convertere. See Convert.] Turned about; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal; as, a converse proposition. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Converse'

From: GCIDE
  • Converse \Con*verse"\ (k[o^]n*v[~e]rs"), 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. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune; -- followed by with. [1913 Webster]
  • To seek the distant hills, and there converse With nature. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
  • Conversing with the world, we use the world's fashions. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • But to converse with heaven This is not easy. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Companions That do converse and waste the time together. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • We had conversed so often on that subject. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; -- said of things. [1913 Webster]
  • According as the objects they converse with afford greater or less variety. --Locke.
  • Syn: To associate; commune; discourse; talk; chat. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Converse'

From: GCIDE
  • Converse \Con"verse\, n.
  • 1. Frequent intercourse; familiar communion; intimate association. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
  • 'T is but to hold Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores unrolled. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views; conversation; chat. [1913 Webster]
  • Formed by thy converse happily to steer From grave to gay, from lively to severe. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Converse'

From: GCIDE
  • Converse \Con"verse\, n.
  • 1. (Logic) A proposition which arises from interchanging the terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue is vice, no vice is virtue. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: It should not (as is often done) be confounded with the contrary or opposite of a proposition, which is formed by introducing the negative not or no. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Math.) A proposition in which, after a conclusion from something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted, making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two sides are equal. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'converse'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Converse, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Converse, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
Population (2000) :
1137
Housing Units (2000) :
548
Land area (2000) :
0.890786 sq. miles (2.307125 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.890786 sq. miles (2.307125 sq. km)
FIPS code :
14986
Located within :
Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location :
40.579654 N, 85.869022 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
46919
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Converse, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Converse, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
11508
Housing Units (2000) :
4009
Land area (2000) :
6.329015 sq. miles (16.392073 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
6.329015 sq. miles (16.392073 sq. km)
FIPS code :
16468
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
29.517280 N, 98.313804 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
78109
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Converse, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Converse, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
Population (2000) :
400
Housing Units (2000) :
202
Land area (2000) :
2.131506 sq. miles (5.520575 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.131506 sq. miles (5.520575 sq. km)
FIPS code :
17215
Located within :
Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location :
31.780369 N, 93.698620 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

Converse -- U.S. County in Wyoming

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Converse -- U.S. County in Wyoming
Population (2000) :
12052
Housing Units (2000) :
5669
Land area (2000) :
4254.720714 sq. miles (11019.675593 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
10.379576 sq. miles (26.882976 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4265.100290 sq. miles (11046.558569 sq. km)
Located within :
Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location :
42.857379 N, 105.502721 W

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