Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

conversate

/ˈkɑːn.vɚˌseɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: con-ver-sate
IPA: /ˈkɑːn.vɚˌseɪt/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To converse, to have conversation.

Example Sentences

"Conversate for a few, 'cause in a few we gon' do / What we came to do, ain't that right, boo? (True)"
"We don't just want to go to class and not conversate with the teachers."
"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."
"I'll talk to them and conversate, but I won't pay no mind to the things that they do."

Etymology

Back-formation from conversation.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑːn.vɚˌseɪt/
British English: /ˈkɒn.vəˌseɪt/

Inflected Forms

conversates (present, singular) conversating (participle, present) conversated (participle, past) conversated (past)

Synonyms

chat discourse parley common confab confabulate conversate converse convo jaw treat word

Questions

How do you pronounce conversate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːn.vɚˌseɪt/.
What does conversate mean?: To converse, to have conversation.
Where does conversate come from?: Back-formation from conversation.

How to pronounce conversate

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