Main Entry: co·hab·it

Pronunciation: \(ˌ)kō-ˈha-bət\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, from frequentative of habēre to have — more at give

Date: circa 1530

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