intermarry

verb

in·​ter·​mar·​ry ˌin-tər-ˈmer-ē 

-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.

Recent Examples on the Web

This insularity causes the same surnames to show up over and over in public records from Followers communities in Idaho, and, just as happened in the faith’s earlier generations, the sprawling Followers families tend to intermarry. — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026

These individuals were poorer and intermarried within their own refugee community. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

James Hutzler, his great-grandson (the families had intermarried) had opened the newest Hutzler store. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for intermarry

• carry
• marey
• scarry
• denarii

Kids Definition

intermarry

verb

in·​ter·​mar·​ry ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ē 

1

: to marry each other

2

: to become connected by intermarriage