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cohabit vs inhabit

inhabit vs cohabit

cohabit and inhabit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cohabit No No Yes No
inhabit No No Yes No
As verbs, inhabit is a hypernym of cohabit; that is, inhabit is a word with a broader meaning than cohabit:
  • cohabit: share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
  • inhabit: be an inhabitant of or reside in
Other hypernyms of cohabit include dwell, live, populate.
cohabit (verb) inhabit (verb)
share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple be an inhabitant of or reside in
exist together be present in
exist or be situated within
Difference between cohabit and inhabit

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