cohabit

cohabit [ koh-HAB-it ]
	[ intransitive verb ]
	MEANING :
	1. to live together although not legally married 2. to coexist or dwell together 3. to share an intimate relationship
	USAGE EXAMPLE 1 :
	Couples could not cohabit in that self-righteous town without first getting married.
	USAGE EXAMPLE 2 :
	Jill Goldman, a family law expert at Thomas Eggar, said: "It is true that these days most people cohabit for a while before marriage and therefore, they are that much older on average when they marry than they would have been in the 1960s and 1970s and earlier.