cohabit

cohabit
co·hab·it /kō-'ha-bət/ vi: to live together as a married couple or in the manner of a married couple
co·hab·i·ta·tion /kō-ˌha-bə-'tā-shən/ n

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

cohabit
verb abide together, be intimate, conjugate, consuescere, copulate, couple, dwell together, live in sexual intimacy, live together, live with, lodge together, reside together, room together, share an address, share bed and board, stay together associated concepts: cohabit as husband and wife

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


cohabit
v.
To live together; to share a dwelling as a married couple without being married.
n.
cohabitation

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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Synonyms:
(as husband and wife),


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  • cohabit — (v.) euphemism since 1530s to describe a couple living together without benefit of marriage; back formation from COHABITATION (Cf. cohabitation). Related: Cohabited; cohabiting …   Etymology dictionary

  • cohabit — [v] live together be roommates with, conjugate, couple, have relations, live illegally, live with, mingle, play house*, room together, shack up*, share address, take up housekeeping*; concepts 226,375,384 …   New thesaurus

  • cohabit — ► VERB (cohabited, cohabiting) 1) live together and have a sexual relationship without being married. 2) coexist. DERIVATIVES cohabitant noun cohabitation noun cohabitee noun. ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • cohabit — [kō hab′it] vi. [LL(Ec) cohabitare < L co , together + habitare, to dwell < habitus: see HABIT] 1. to live together as husband and wife, esp. when not legally married 2. to live or exist together; share the same place cohabitation n …   English World dictionary

  • cohabit — UK [kəʊˈhæbɪt] / US [ˌkoʊˈhæbɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms cohabit : present tense I/you/we/they cohabit he/she/it cohabits present participle cohabiting past tense cohabited past participle cohabited formal if two people cohabit, they live… …   English dictionary

  • cohabit — v. (D; intr.) to cohabit with * * * [kəʊ hæbɪt] (D; intr.) to cohabit with …   Combinatory dictionary

  • cohabit — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • cohabit — co|hab|it [ ,kou hæbıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL if two people cohabit, they live together and have a sexual relationship without being married ╾ co|hab|i|ta|tion [ kou,hæbı teıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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