cohabitate

[ koh-hab-i-teyt ]

/ koʊˈhæb ɪˌteɪt /

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verb (used without object), co·hab·i·tat·ed, co·hab·i·tat·ing.

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Origin of cohabitate

1625–35; <Late Latin cohabitātus, past participle of cohabitārecohabit; see -ate¹

Words nearby cohabitate

cogwheel, cogwheel respiration, cogwheel rigidity, cohab, cohabit, cohabitate, cohabitation, Cohan, Cohan, George M., coheir, coheiress

How to use cohabitate in a sentence

Elephants are very sociable animals, so we like to study them, see what their personalities are like and then try to mix and match them with other elephants they might like to cohabitate with.
Former circus elephants just arrived at a new sanctuary. They are swimming and grazing on fruit buffets.|Cathy Free|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
A gaggle of teens who have gone viral on TikTok popularized the phrase The Hype House, the name of the space they cohabitate.
‘Boomer spring break’: Alaska Airlines is creating its own hype house for boomer influencers|Kristina Monllos|May 6, 2021|Digiday
Even in states that do, a couple has to cohabitate for a certain number of years.
The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast|Robert B. Weide|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When paper and electronic media cohabitate under the same roof, inevitability is on full display.
America's Public Library Crisis: Who’s Reading the Books?|Jon Reiner|May 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The other option would be an agreement by which the AKP and the military decide to cohabitate.
Turkey’s High-Stakes Power Struggle|Soner Cagaptay|July 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST