COHABIT


Meaning of COHABIT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)kō-ˈha-bət ]

intransitive verb

Etymology: Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co- + habitare to inhabit, from frequentative of habēre 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 — Biological Abstracts

b. : to exist together

two strains in his philosophy… cohabit in each of his major works — Justus Buchler

• co·hab·i·tant -bə-tənt noun

• co·hab·i·ta·tion (ˌ)kō-ˌha-bə-ˈtā-shən noun

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