cohabitate

[koh-hab-i-teyt]

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

Origin of cohabitate

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

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Almost three in five births to unwed women are to women who are cohabitating with a partner.
Unwed Women in the United States Are Having Fewer Babies
Brandy Zadrozny
August 13, 2014
Not so for Dave and Trisha, who have been cohabitating in stretchy Spandex-covered bliss for two years and counting.
Men Who Love Lycra
Will Doig
March 3, 2010

Word Origin and History for cohabitating

1630s, from Late Latin cohabitatus, past participle of cohabitare (see cohabitation). Related: Cohabitated; cohabitating.