intermarry

verb
/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmæɹi/

Etymology

From inter- + marry.

  1. derived from *méryos
  2. derived from marito — “to wed
  3. derived from marïer
  4. inherited from marien
  5. formed as intermarry — “inter- + marry

Definitions

  1. To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion.

    • Mary was Catholic and Ron was Jewish, but they decided that it was acceptable to intermarry.
    • The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried.
  2. To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group.

    • Did European royals sometimes intermarry? Yes. There are a couple of examples of that. The Habsburgs are not beating the allegations.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA