conversates

Engages in dialogue

Conversates is a nonstandard verb meaning to converse or have a conversation: We were just conversating about the game.

The word is formed by back-formation from conversation, even though converse already exists.

It appears mainly in casual speech and is often considered uneducated, though it follows a productive pattern in English.

informal-dialogue

talks

Speaks with others

chatsInformal conversations
discussesSpeaks about formally
communicatesExchanges information with others

speaks · exchanges · dialogues · interacts · engages · raps · shoots the breeze · hollers · palavers · schmoozes

vernacular

slang

Informal in-group vocabulary

colloquialCasual, everyday language
nonstandardDeparting from established norms
linguisticConcerning language study

prescriptivism · dialect · usage · urban · hip-hop · regional · casual speech · street talk · code-switching · sociolect

digital

texts

Digital short messages

messagesSent pieces of communication
commentsSpoken or written reactions
repliesAnswers given back

threads · posts · tweets · pings · hits up · voice notes · video calls · snaps · reacts · emoji

Opposites

social engagement

conversateswithdraws

Pulls out or removes

isolates · ignores · disengages · keeps to oneself · clams up

verbal expression

conversatesshuts up

Becomes silent abruptly

keeps mum · zips it · buttons up · listens

communicative direction

conversatesmonologues

Uninterrupted speeches by one

lectures · preaches · orates · sermonizes · speechifies

Phrases

make conversationEngage in casual talk
casual conversationInformal spoken exchange
conversation starterInitiates social exchange
dinner conversation
conversation heartsPrinted candy valentines
polite conversationCourteous social discourse

Family

conversation, conversational, conversations, conversate, conversated, conversating

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