coexist

[koh-ig-zist]

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verb (used without object)

to exist together or at the same time.
to exist separately or independently but peaceably, often while remaining rivals or adversaries: Although their ideologies differ greatly, the two great powers must coexist.

Origin of coexist

First recorded in 1670–80; co- + exist

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synchronize coincide

Examples from the Web for coexist

Contemporary Examples

After all, there is only one sure-fire message that I can send by putting a Coexist sticker on the back of my car.
COEXIST’s Bonehead Bumper-Sticker Politics
Michael Schulson
December 21, 2014
Strangely, the Coexist sticker itself illustrates this whole point rather nicely.
COEXIST’s Bonehead Bumper-Sticker Politics
Michael Schulson
December 21, 2014
In the mindset of the Coexist camp, those abstract beliefs have become twisted things, wrapped up with hate.
COEXIST’s Bonehead Bumper-Sticker Politics
Michael Schulson
December 21, 2014
In other words, Coexist stickers may imply a desire for global love.
COEXIST’s Bonehead Bumper-Sticker Politics
Michael Schulson
December 21, 2014
It's a considerable compliment to both men that they could sincerely like, and sincerely dislike, each other--yet coexist.
Will the Real Jim Palmer Please Stand Up
Tom Boswell
September 27, 2014

Historical Examples

The two, as is remarked above, may coexist in the same community.
Introduction to the History of Religions
Crawford Howell Toy
When we love one of elevated condition, ambition may at first coexist with affection.
Pascal
John Tulloch
And will they coexist in this exalted state with the old objects of worship?
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448
Various
No question in theology is more embarrassing than the mode in which they coexist in God.
Modern Skepticism
C. J. Ellicott
This is not to say that age may not coexist with superiority, but that age, per se, is not superiority.
Concerning Children
Charlotte Perkins Gilman

British Dictionary definitions for coexist

coexist

verb (intr)

to exist together at the same time or in the same place
to exist together in peace

Derived Formscoexistence, nouncoexistent, adjective

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Word Origin and History for coexist

v.

1670s, from co- + exist. Of political/economic systems (especially with reference to communism and the West) from 1931. Related: Coexisted; coexisting.

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Examples from the Web for coexist

Contemporary Examples

After all, there is only one sure-fire message that I can send by putting a Coexist sticker on the back of my car.

Strangely, the Coexist sticker itself illustrates this whole point rather nicely.

In the mindset of the Coexist camp, those abstract beliefs have become twisted things, wrapped up with hate.

In other words, Coexist stickers may imply a desire for global love.

It's a considerable compliment to both men that they could sincerely like, and sincerely dislike, each other--yet coexist.

Historical Examples

The two, as is remarked above, may coexist in the same community.

When we love one of elevated condition, ambition may at first coexist with affection.

And will they coexist in this exalted state with the old objects of worship?

No question in theology is more embarrassing than the mode in which they coexist in God.

This is not to say that age may not coexist with superiority, but that age, per se, is not superiority.

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Word Origin and History for coexist

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Origin of coexist