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Webster 1913 Edition


Intermarry

Inˊter-mar′ry

,
Verb.
I.
To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; – said of families, ranks, races, castes, etc.
About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it was declared lawful for nobles and plebeians to
intermarry
.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition


Intermarry

INTERMAR'RY

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Verb.
I.
[inter and marry.]
1.
To marry one and give another in marriage; as two families.
2.
To marry some of each order, family, tribe or nation with the other.
About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it was declared lawful for nobles and plebeians to intermarry.

Definition 2024


intermarry

intermarry

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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.

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