'Cohabit' definitions:
Definition of 'cohabit'
(from WordNet)
verb
Share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple [syn: cohabit, live together, shack up]
Definition of 'Cohabit'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . . . : they were not able to cohabit with that holy thing. --South. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife. [1913 Webster]
- The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit together, even after a voluntary separation has taken place between them. --Bouvier. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'cohabit'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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