intermarry

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   for members of different families, communities, ethnic groups, or religions to marry one another

   Over several generations, the two neighboring communities began to intermarry.

2. 2
   verb

   for members of a particular family or social group to marry among themselves

   The small ruling families repeatedly intermarried to preserve their alliances.

Formed from inter- ("between or among") + marry. The reciprocal verb can describe marriage between distinct groups or repeated marriage among the members of a set of families or a community.

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