v.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )k ō - ' ha-b ə t
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, from frequentative of hab ē re to have ― more at GIVE
Date: circa 1530
1 : to live together as or as if a married couple
2 a : to live together or in company <buffaloes cohabit ing with crossbred cows ― Biol. Abstracts > b : to exist together <two strains in his philosophy ⋯ cohabit in each of his major works ― Justus Buchler>
– co · hab · i · tant \ -b ə -t ə nt \ noun
– co · hab · i · ta · tion \ ( ˌ )k ō - ˌ ha-b ə - ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun