cohabit
[koh-hab-it]
verb (used without object)
to live together as if married, usually without legal or religious sanction.
to live together in an intimate relationship.
to dwell with another or share the same place, as different species of animals.
Origin of cohabit
1520–30; < Late Latin cohabitāre, equivalent to co- co- + habitāre to have possession, abide (frequentative of habēre to have, own)
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Examples from the Web for cohabit
Historical Examples of cohabit
She reflected, 'How does he, after having produced me from himself, cohabit with me?
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1Andrew Lang
They are rarely married, but cohabit with some man for the sake of his protection.
The History of ProstitutionWilliam W. Sanger
She reflected: 'How does he, after having produced me from himself, cohabit with me?
An Introduction to MythologyLewis Spence
He did not cohabit with Catherine during his father's lifetime.
Constitutional History of England, Vol 1 of 3Henry Hallam
I do not believe that very near connections by blood ever cohabit.
cohabit
verb
Word Origin for cohabit
C16: via Late Latin, from Latin co- together + habitāre to live
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