cohabit

English

Etymology

Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (I dwell, I live in).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -æbɪt

Verb

cohabit (third-person singular simple present cohabits, present participle cohabiting, simple past and past participle cohabited)

  1. (intransitive) To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
  2. (intransitive) To coexist in common environs with.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To engage in sexual intercourse; see coition.

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