intermarry

intermarry
in•ter•mar•ry
[[t]ˌɪn tərˈmær i[/t]] v. i. -ried, -ry•ing
1) to become connected by marriage, as two families, tribes, or religions
2) to marry within one's family
3) to marry outside one's religion, group, etc

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  • Intermarry — In ter*mar ry, v. i. To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; said of families, ranks, races, castes, etc. [1913 Webster] About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • intermarry — 1570s, to marry one another, from INTER (Cf. inter ) + MARRY (Cf. marry). Meaning to marry across families, castes, tribes, etc. is from 1610s. Related: Intermarried; intermarrying …   Etymology dictionary

  • intermarry — [in΄tər mar′ē] vi. intermarried, intermarrying 1. to become connected by or unite in marriage: said of persons of different clans, tribes, races, religions, castes, etc. 2. to marry: said of closely related persons …   English World dictionary

  • intermarry — v. (D; intr.) to intermarry with (to intermarry with the local population) * * * [ˌɪntə mærɪ] (D; intr.) to intermarry with (to intermarry with the local population) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • intermarry — in|ter|mar|ry [ˌıntəˈmæri US ər ] v past tense and past participle intermarried present participle intermarrying third person singular intermarries 1.) if people from two social, racial, or religious groups intermarry, people from one group marry …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • intermarry — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)mæ̱ri[/t]] intermarries, intermarrying, intermarried V RECIP When people from different social, racial, or religious groups intermarry, they marry each other. You can also say that one group intermarries with another group. [pl n V]… …   English dictionary

  • intermarry — verb (intransitive + with) 1 if two groups or races intermarry, people from each group marry people from the other 2 to marry someone within your own group or family: It is not unusual for royal cousins to intermarry …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • intermarry — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈmærɪ] / US [ˌɪntərˈmerɪ] verb [intransitive] Word forms intermarry : present tense I/you/we/they intermarry he/she/it intermarries present participle intermarrying past tense intermarried past participle intermarried 1) to get… …   English dictionary

  • intermarry — intransitive verb Date: 1574 1. a. to marry each other b. to marry within a group 2. to become connected by intermarriage …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intermarry — /in teuhr mar ee/, v.i., intermarried, intermarrying. 1. to become connected by marriage, as two families, tribes, castes, or religions. 2. to marry within one s family. 3. to marry outside one s religion, ethnic group, etc. 4. to marry. [1565… …   Universalium

  • intermarry — verb a) To marry a member of another group, social strata, or religion. b) To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group. See Also: intermarriage …   Wiktionary

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