"cross-live" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cross-lives [present, singular, third-person], cross-living [participle, present], cross-lived [participle, past], cross-lived [past]
Etymology: From cross- + live. Possibly modelled after cross-dress. Etymology templates: {{af|en|cross-|live}} cross- + live, {{m|en|cross-dress}} cross-dress Head templates: {{en-verb}} cross-live (third-person singular simple present cross-lives, present participle cross-living, simple past and past participle cross-lived)
  1. (intransitive, LGBT) To live full-time in a gender role different from that associated with the sex one was assigned at birth. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): LGBT, Transgender Synonyms: crosslive Derived forms: cross-liver
    Sense id: en-cross-live-en-verb-mb4vuTQ6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cross- Topics: LGBT, lifestyle, sexuality

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