Meaning of COHABIT
Pronunciation: | | kow'habit
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [v] room or live together; usually said of two people who are not married |
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| Synonyms: | | shack up |
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| See Also: | | domicile, domiciliate, dwell, inhabit, live, miscegenate, people, populate, reside, shack | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \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.
The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . .
. : they were not able to cohabit with that holy
thing. --South.
2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife.
The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit
together, even after a voluntary separation has
taken place between them. --Bouvier.
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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Thesaurus Terms |
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| Related Terms: | | 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 |
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