Grammar Entry 638 / 1011 60-second read

Conversate vs. Converse

CONVERSATE is nonstandard.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

They conversated for an hour.

✓ Correct

They conversed for an hour.

The ruleii

Standard: CONVERSE.

CONVERSATE is back-formed from CONVERSATION. Most dictionaries mark it informal.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Drop the extra -ate.

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