1.
[syn: cohabit, live together, shack up]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cohabit \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 place or
country.
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The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . .
. : they were not able to cohabit with that holy
thing. --South.
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2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife.
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The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit
together, even after a voluntary separation has
taken place between them. --Bouvier.
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Note: By the common law as existing in the United States,
marriage is presumed when a man and woman cohabit
permanently together, being reputed by those who know
them to be husband and wife, and admitting the
relationship. --Wharton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cohabit
v 1: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not
married and live together as a couple [syn: cohabit,
live together, shack up]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "cohabit":
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, lie with, live, live together,
lodge, make it with, make love, make out, mate, mount, nest,
occupy, perch, remain, reside, room, roost, screw, serve, service,
sleep with, squat, stay, tenant