cohabit
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co·hab·it

intransitive verb \(ˌ)kō-ˈha-bət\

Definition of COHABIT

1
: to live together as or as if a married couple
2
a : to live together or in company <buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows — Biological Abstracts>
b : to exist together <two strains in his philosophy…cohabit in each of his major works — Justus Buchler>
co·hab·i·tant \-bə-tənt\ noun
co·hab·i·ta·tion \(ˌ)kō-ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən\ noun

Examples of COHABIT

  1. They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.

Origin of COHABIT

Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, from frequentative of habēre to have — more at give
First Known Use: circa 1530

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