intermarry
verb
in·ter·mar·ry
ˌin-tər-ˈmer-ē 
-ˈma-rē
intermarried; intermarrying; intermarries
1
a
: 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
The genetic analysis showed that Emperor Wu intermarried with ethnically Han Chinese, China’s dominant ethnic group today.
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Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In stories told everywhere from Siberia and Lapland to the plains of the American West and the forests of Vietnam, people came from bears, or bears came from people, or people and bears intermarried and made furry babies.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
Over centuries, these races, ethnicities, and cultures layered, mingled, and intermarried (sometimes by force), resulting in a society of stunning diversity.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2023
English never really caught on with the aristocracy, but since servants and the middle classes needed to communicate with aristocrats – and with people of different classes intermarrying – French words trickled down the class hierarchy and into the language.
—Phillip M. Carter, Fortune Well, 12 June 2023
As Hawaiians have intermarried, finding 50% Hawaiians has become more and more rare.
—Seiji Yamashita, ABC News, 8 June 2023
Not worth the bullying or the potential of intermarrying.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
For instance, zhu and non-zhu largely did not intermarry.
—Charles Choi, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2018
One of the drivers of those changes is that Latinos and Asians are the most likely to intermarry.
—NBC news, 15 Sep. 2022
Katie Hunt, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In stories told everywhere from Siberia and Lapland to the plains of the American West and the forests of Vietnam, people came from bears, or bears came from people, or people and bears intermarried and made furry babies.
—Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
Over centuries, these races, ethnicities, and cultures layered, mingled, and intermarried (sometimes by force), resulting in a society of stunning diversity.
—Marcia Desanctis, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2023
English never really caught on with the aristocracy, but since servants and the middle classes needed to communicate with aristocrats – and with people of different classes intermarrying – French words trickled down the class hierarchy and into the language.
—Phillip M. Carter, Fortune Well, 12 June 2023
As Hawaiians have intermarried, finding 50% Hawaiians has become more and more rare.
—Seiji Yamashita, ABC News, 8 June 2023
Not worth the bullying or the potential of intermarrying.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2023
For instance, zhu and non-zhu largely did not intermarry.
—Charles Choi, Discover Magazine, 8 Jan. 2018
One of the drivers of those changes is that Latinos and Asians are the most likely to intermarry.
—NBC news, 15 Sep. 2022
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“Intermarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermarry. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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intermarry
verb
in·ter·mar·ry
ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ē
1
: to marry each other
2
: to become connected by intermarriage
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