1. married someone from a different race, religion, ethnic group, or social class
Usage: past tense of intermarry
2. married within the same family or clan
Usage: past tense of intermarry; less common usage

Examples

• The two families had intermarried for generations.
• They intermarried despite their different religious backgrounds.
• The communities rarely intermarried until the 1960s.
• Members of the royal families intermarried to strengthen political alliances.
• The immigrant groups gradually intermarried with the local population.
• The tribes had intermarried and shared many customs.