intermarry
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tərˈmær
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| —vb , -ries, -rying, -ried | |
| 1. | (of different groups, races, religions, creeds, etc) to become connected by marriage |
| 2. | to marry within one's own family, clan, group, etc |
| inter'marriage | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
intermarry
1574, "to marry one another," from inter- + marry. Meaning "to marry across families, castes, tribes, etc." is from 1611.
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Example sentences
In the village the people developed clans, which were forbidden to intermarry.
Now we're having immigrants from all over intermarry.
He said, two years before he ran for president, that he did not believe that blacks should serve on juries or intermarry.
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