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  • 1Cohabit — Co*hab it, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohabited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cohabiting}.] [L. cohabitare; co + habitare to dwell, to have possession of (a place), freg. of habere to have. See {Habit}, n. & v.] 1. To inhabit or reside in company, or in the same… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2cohabit — v. (D; intr.) to cohabit with * * * [kəʊ hæbɪt] (D; intr.) to cohabit with …

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  • 3cohabit —    to have a regular sexual relationship with    Literally, merely to live in the same abode, as do parents and children:     My staff are all highly trained in the Swedish technique and strictly forbidden to cohabit with the customers. (B.… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 4cohabit — 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. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 5cohabit — [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 …

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  • 6cohabit — [[t]koʊhæ̱bɪt[/t]] cohabits, cohabiting, cohabited V RECIP If two people are cohabiting, they are living together and have a sexual relationship, but are not married. [FORMAL] [pl n V] In Italy people hardly ever cohabit... [V with n] The dentist …

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  • 7cohabit — 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 …

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  • 8cohabit — /koʊˈhæbət / (say koh habuht) verb (i) 1. to live together in a sexual relationship. 2. (of things) to exist together: patience and generosity cohabit in her soul. 3. Obsolete to dwell or reside in company or in the same place. {Late Latin… …

  • 9cohabit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. live or sleep together; live in sin, shack up (sl.). See accompaniment, marriage. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. live together, stay together, room together, share an address, take up housekeeping, have… …

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  • 10cohabit — Synonyms and related words: abide, ball, be intimate, berth, bunk, come together, commit adultery, copulate, couple, cover, diddle, domicile, domiciliate, doss down, dwell, fornicate, frig, hang out, have sex, have sexual relations, inhabit, lay …

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