cohabit

Etymology

Latin cohabitō; co- + habitō (“I dwell, I live in”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æbɪt

Verb

cohabit (third-person singular simple present cohabits, present participle cohabiting, simple past and past participle cohabited)

1. (intransitive) To live together with someone else, especially in a romantic and sexual relationship but without being married.
2. (intransitive) To coexist in common environs with.
3. (intransitive, archaic) To engage in sexual intercourse; see coition.