intermarry
verb
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| \ 藢in-t蓹r-藞mer-膿
, -藞ma-r膿\
, -藞ma-r膿\
intermarried;
intermarrying;
intermarries
Definition of intermarry
1a
: to marry each other
b
: to marry within a group
2
: to become connected by intermarriage
Examples of intermarry in a Sentence
The settlers and the native people seldom intermarried.
Recent Examples on the Web
As with the Palestinians to the west, these Syrians have long intermarried with neighboring Jordanians. — Andrew Solomon, Cond茅 Nast Traveler, "Traveling Through Jordan鈥檚 Historic Ruins, Red Dunes, and Dead Sea," 24 July 2019 They are often forbidden from speaking during community meetings and are not allowed to intermarry with the freeborn. — Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani, The New Yorker, "The Descendants of Slaves in Nigeria Fight for Equality," 11 July 2019 The tribes of the Columbia Plateau traded and intermarried, sharing customs, religious beliefs, and language, through the common wealth of salmon. — Sallie Tisdale, Harper's magazine, "Catechism of the Waters," 10 June 2019 Given the royal family's propensity to intermarry, America's final British King is actual Harry's ancestor many times over. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "How Prince Harry is Related to King George III in Hamilton," 29 Aug. 2018 Tribes straddle modern borders, and many of the Gulf鈥檚 ruling clans intermarried. — The Economist, "From pearls to black goldHow oil transformed the Gulf," 21 June 2018 Coincidentally or not, that was the moment when American Jews began to intermarry in great numbers, and the feeling of a very separate identity of American Jews was totally transformed. — Christopher Shea, Vox, "Many feminists find Philip Roth鈥檚 work off-putting. Elaine Showalter thinks he鈥檚 a titan.," 25 May 2018 Spanish colonists reportedly married Taino wives, and other records say that Taino and escaped African slaves also intermarried and formed communities. — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, "Ancient DNA sheds light on what happened to the Taino, the native Caribbeans," 19 Feb. 2018 As with the Palestinians to the west, these Syrians have long intermarried with neighboring Jordanians. — Andrew Solomon, Cond茅 Nast Traveler, "Traveling Through Jordan鈥檚 Historic Ruins, Red Dunes, and Dead Sea," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'intermarry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for intermarry
intermarry
verb
English Language Learners Definition of intermarry
: to marry a member of a different racial, social, or religious group
See the full definition for intermarry in the English Language Learners Dictionary
intermarry
verb
in路ter路mar路ry
| \ 藢in-t蓹r-藞mer-膿
\
\
intermarried;
intermarrying
Kids Definition of intermarry
: to marry a member of a different group
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