conversed

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conversed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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