different between conversate vs undefined

English

Etymology

Back-formation from conversation.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /?k??n.v??se?t/

Verb

conversate (third-person singular simple present conversates, present participle conversating, simple past and past participle conversated)

1. (now chiefly African-American Vernacular, nonstandard) To converse, to have conversation.
   • 2002, Gail L. Thompson, African-American Teens Discuss Their Schooling Experiences, Bergin Garvey/Greenwood, page 34:

     We don't just want to go to class and not conversate with the teachers.

   • 2003, Steven Travers, Barry Bonds: Baseballs Superman, Sports Publishing LLC, page 241:

     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.

   • 2005, Prudence L. Carter, Keepin' It Real: School Success Beyond Black and White, Oxford University Press, page 37:

     I'll talk to them and conversate, but I won't pay no mind to the things that they do.

Usage notes

• This verb is considered incorrect by some authorities. By contrast, the common verb converse is universally accepted.

References

• “conversate”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “conversate”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000

Anagrams

• conservate, convertase

Italian

Verb

conversate

1. second-person plural indicative present of conversare
2. second-person plural imperative of conversare

Anagrams

• conservate

Latin

Verb

convers?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of convers?

English

Etymology

un- +? defined

Adjective

undefined (not comparable)

1. Lacking a definition or value.
2. (mathematics, computing) That does not have a meaning and is thus not assigned an interpretation.

   The result of division by zero is undefined.

Synonyms

• (lacking a definition or value): indefinite, undefinable; see also Thesaurus:indistinct or Thesaurus:vague

Antonyms

• defined

Translations