intermarry

English

Etymology

inter- +‎ marry

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æri

Verb

intermarry (third-person singular simple present intermarries, present participle intermarrying, simple past and past participle intermarried)

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.

2. To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group.

Related terms

• intermarriage

Translations

to marry a member of another group

• Irish: pós a chéile
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: imparentarsi, apparentarsi

to marry within the same group

• Irish: pós a muintir féin
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: imparentarsi, apparentarsi

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} تَزَاوَجَ (tazāwaja)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Scottish Gaelic: ^{(please verify)} eadar-phòs

See also

• intermarried
• intermate

References

• “intermarry”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.