converse

Universal Words verb [V] ~ (with sb) (formal) to have a conversation with sb: She conversed with the Russians in French. * The two men were conversing on music and opera. noun (the converse) [sing.] (formal) the opposite or REVERSE of a fact or statement: Building new roads increases traffic and the converse is equally true: reducing the number and size of roads means less traffic. converse adjective: the converse effect