About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it was declared lawful for nobles and plebeians to intermarry. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
intermarry — 1570s, to marry one another, from INTER (Cf. inter ) + MARRY (Cf. marry). Meaning to marry across families, castes, tribes, etc. is from 1610s. Related: Intermarried; intermarrying … Etymology dictionary
intermarry — [in΄tər mar′ē] vi. intermarried, intermarrying 1. to become connected by or unite in marriage: said of persons of different clans, tribes, races, religions, castes, etc. 2. to marry: said of closely related persons … English World dictionary
intermarry — v. (D; intr.) to intermarry with (to intermarry with the local population) * * * [ˌɪntə mærɪ] (D; intr.) to intermarry with (to intermarry with the local population) … Combinatory dictionary
intermarry — in|ter|mar|ry [ˌıntəˈmæri US ər ] v past tense and past participle intermarried present participle intermarrying third person singular intermarries 1.) if people from two social, racial, or religious groups intermarry, people from one group marry … Dictionary of contemporary English
intermarry — [[t]ɪ̱ntə(r)mæ̱ri[/t]] intermarries, intermarrying, intermarried V RECIP When people from different social, racial, or religious groups intermarry, they marry each other. You can also say that one group intermarries with another group. [pl n V]… … English dictionary
intermarry — verb (intransitive + with) 1 if two groups or races intermarry, people from each group marry people from the other 2 to marry someone within your own group or family: It is not unusual for royal cousins to intermarry … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
intermarry — UK [ˌɪntə(r)ˈmærɪ] / US [ˌɪntərˈmerɪ] verb [intransitive] Word forms intermarry : present tense I/you/we/they intermarry he/she/it intermarries present participle intermarrying past tense intermarried past participle intermarried 1) to get… … English dictionary
intermarry — intransitive verb Date: 1574 1. a. to marry each other b. to marry within a group 2. to become connected by intermarriage … New Collegiate Dictionary
intermarry — /in teuhr mar ee/, v.i., intermarried, intermarrying. 1. to become connected by marriage, as two families, tribes, castes, or religions. 2. to marry within one s family. 3. to marry outside one s religion, ethnic group, etc. 4. to marry. [1565… … Universalium
intermarry — verb a) To marry a member of another group, social strata, or religion. b) To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group. See Also: intermarriage … Wiktionary
