Intermarry
(verb)
- To marry someone of a different race, religion, or social group.
- To marry someone from a different group or community.
Origin:
This word comes from the combination of two words "inter" meaning "between" and "marry" meaning "to take as one"s spouse".
Examples:
- The two families did not approve of their children intermarrying.
- The couple decided to intermarry despite the cultural differences.
- The intermarriage was not accepted by the community at first.
- The law used to prohibit intermarriage between different races.
- Intermarriage helped to unite the two communities.