Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CON-VERSE, v.i. [convers'; L. conversor; con and versor, to be turned; Fr. converser; It. conversare; Sp. conversar. Literally, to be turned to or with; to be turned about.]

1. To keep company; to associate; to cohabit; to hold intercourse and be intimately acquainted; followed by with. … for him who lonely loves / To seek the distant hills, and there converse / With nature. – Thomson.
2. To have sexual commerce. – Guardian.
3. To talk familiarly; to have free intercourse in mutual communication of thoughts and opinions; to convey thoughts reciprocally; followed by with before the person addressed, and on before the subject. Converse as friend with friend. We have often conversed with each other on the merit of Milton's poetry. [This is now the most general use of the word.]