cohabit

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My own opinion is that they are distinct species and do not cohabit, and the conviction is based on some special investigations, though not of the kind that are made with the birds in hand.

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  1. intransitive verb To live together in a sexual relationship, especially when not legally married.
  2. intransitive verb To coexist, as animals of different species.

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  • She said the only smart way for an extended family to cohabit was to live apart A reluctant smile touched his mouth There may be hope for our relationship yet He set her down, his smile fading, a dark, intense expression growing in his eyes. —  HUSBAND WANTED
  • The organization's Web site points to a number of studies indicating that children in homes where adults cohabit are more likely to suffer abuse or witness abuse and to have to endure adult relationships that "dissolve at twice the rate of marriages." —  tennessean.com - Top News from The Tennessean, MUSIC CITY U.S.A
  • The couple's agreement called for alimony only until she remarried or was "cohabit (ing)" with another person for at least three months, and Craissati pointed out that his ex-wife, recently convicted of a serious DUI offense, is now "cohabiting" with a cellmate in prison. —  Artvoice - Buffalo's #1 Newsweekly
  • According to Cherlin, Americans, when compared to people of other first world western nations, marry and cohabit earlier, divorce more quickly and jump back into marriage more readily. —  MND: Your Daily Dose of Counter-Theory
  • While some people still choose to marry young, others elect to cohabit with varying degrees of commitment or intentions of eventual marriage. —  The Chicago Blog
 

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  1. Late Latin cohabitāre : Latin co-, co- + Latin habitāre, to dwell; see inhabit.

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  1. = French cohabiter = Spanish Portuguese cohabitar = Italian coabitare, from Late Latin cohabitare, from Latin co-, together, + habitare, dwell: see co- and habit, v., and cf. inhabit.
 

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/kəˈhæbɪt/
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