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 couple2 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