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   coexist

   /ˌkəʊɪɡˈzɪst/

   verb

   • 1. exist at the same time or in the same place: "dwarf mammoths may have survived in north-east Siberia to coexist with the Egyptian pharaohs"
   • ▪ (of nations or peoples) exist in harmony despite different ideologies or interests: "the task of diplomacy was to help different states to coexist"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from late Latin coexistere, from co- ‘together’ + existere ‘exist’, from ex- ‘out’ + sister ‘take a stand’.

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • E

     1

   • X

     8

   • I

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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