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co⋅hab⋅it

  [koh-hab-it]
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–verb (used without object)
1. to live together as husband and wife, usually without legal or religious sanction.
2. to live together in an intimate relationship.
3. to dwell with another or share the same place, as different species of animals.
Origin:
1520–30; < LL cohabitāre, equiv. to co- co- + habitāre to have possession, abide (freq. of habēre to have, own)

Related forms:
co⋅hab⋅it⋅ant, co⋅hab⋅it⋅er, noun
co⋅hab⋅i⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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co·hab·it   (kō-hāb'ĭt)   
intr.v.   co·hab·it·ed, co·hab·it·ing, co·hab·its

  1. To live together in a sexual relationship, especially when not legally married.

  2. To coexist, as animals of different species.


[Late Latin cohabitāre : Latin co-, co- + Latin habitāre, to dwell; see inhabit.]
co·hab'i·tant, co·hab'it·er n., co·hab'i·ta'tion n., co·hab'i·ta'tion·al adj.
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Word Origin & History

cohabit 
euphemism since c.1530 for couple living together without benefit of marriage (see habit).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: co·hab·it
Pronunciation: kO-'ha-b&t
Function: intransitive verb
: to live together as a married couple or in the manner of a married couple —co·hab·i·ta·tion /kO-"ha-b&-'tA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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