intermarry

verb

in·​ter·​mar·​ry ˌin-tər-ˈmer-ē How to pronounce intermarry (audio)
-ˈma-rē
intermarried; intermarrying; intermarries

intransitive verb

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.
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The challenges Some couples arrange their lives with an acute awareness of being intermarried. — Geoffrey Greif, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2026 Throughout the generations, Lumbee members have intermarried with both white and Black North Carolinians. — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 One of these older residents of the community has told me that the Bible actually says that the races should not intermarry because each race has its own disease and God did this so people would not intermarry. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025 And the people who got trapped behind—and who are now the impoverished mass of the remaining Cuban population—are the descendants of the slave population, or those who intermarried with the slave population. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for intermarry

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of intermarry was in 1574

Rhymes for intermarry

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“Intermarry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermarry. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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intermarry

verb
in·​ter·​mar·​ry ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ē How to pronounce intermarry (audio)
1
: to marry each other
2
: to become connected by intermarriage

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