cohabit
verb
co·hab·it
(ˌ)kō-ˈha-bət 
cohabited; cohabiting; cohabits
1
: to live together as or as if a married couple
They cohabited in a small apartment.
2
a
: to live together or in company
buffaloes cohabiting with crossbred cows—
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b
: to exist together
… two strains in his philosophy … cohabit in each of his major works.—Justus Buchler
Justus BuchlerSo riches seemed to provoke their own discomfort, and affluence cohabited with anxiety.—Simon Schama
Simon SchamaExamples of cohabit in a Sentence
They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.
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How serious can the crisis be if cookware and boxers cohabit so cozily with the apocalypse?
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Even if Patrice and Gary solely intend to cohabit, they are informed by a disability rights lawyer in one of the documentary’s early scenes that their benefits are likely to be cut.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
No alcohol is served onboard and as a mixed unmarried couple we are forbidden to cohabit.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
The two families, between whom distrust and paranoia mounts, are forced to cohabit as society seemingly and eerily unravels around them.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
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Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
Even if Patrice and Gary solely intend to cohabit, they are informed by a disability rights lawyer in one of the documentary’s early scenes that their benefits are likely to be cut.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
No alcohol is served onboard and as a mixed unmarried couple we are forbidden to cohabit.
—Kurt Johnson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Sep. 2024
The two families, between whom distrust and paranoia mounts, are forced to cohabit as society seemingly and eerily unravels around them.
—Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
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“Cohabit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cohabit. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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cohabit
intransitive verb
co·hab·it
kō-ˈha-bət
: to live together as a married couple or in the manner of a married couple
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