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coexist
CIDE DICTIONARY
coexist, v. i.
To exist at the same time; -- sometimes followed by with. [1913 Webster]
"Of substances no one has any clear idea, farther than of certain simple ideas coexisting together." [1913 Webster]
"So much purity and integrity . . . coexisting with so much decay and so many infirmities." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
coexist, v.intr. (often foll. by with)
1 exist together (in time or place).
2 (esp. of nations) exist in mutual tolerance though professing different ideologies etc.
1 exist together (in time or place).
2 (esp. of nations) exist in mutual tolerance though professing different ideologies etc.
Derivative
coexistence n. coexistent adj.
Etymology
LL coexistere (as CO-, EXIST)
ROGET THESAURUS
coexist
Accompaniment
VB accompany, coexist, attend, hang on, wait on, go hand in hand with, synchronize, bear company, keep company, row in the same boat, bring in its train, associate with, couple with.Synchronism
VB coexist, concur, accompany, go hand in hand, keep pace with, synchronize.Contiguity
VB be contiguous, join, adjoin, abut on, march with, graze, touch, meet, osculate, come in contact, coincide, coexist, adhere, juxtapose, contact, join (unite), link (vinculum).For further exploring for "coexist" in Webster Dictionary Online