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converse

con·verse

UK/ˈkɒnvɜːs/ US/ˈkɑnvɝs/ uncommon formal literary obsolete
verb (1) noun (1) adjective (2)

verb

1.

noun

1.

a proposition obtained by conversion

adjective

1.

of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other

  • “parental”
  • “filial”
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2.

turned about in order or relation

  • “transposed letters”
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Origin

From Latin conversus (“turned around”), past participle of converto (“turn about”).

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