Are able to make simple converse (9)
I believe the answer is:
elaborate
'simple converse' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'are able to make' is the wordplay.
'make' indicates an anagram.
'are'+'able'+'to'='areableto'
'areableto' is an anagram of 'ELABORATE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for elaborate that I've seen before include "Develop in more detail" , "Give more details" , "Work out or describe in detail" , "With many parts or details, maybe a pattern" , "with added detail" .)