1. to marry someone from a different group (such as a different race, religion, or social class)
2. to marry within the same group or family

Examples

• The two families began to intermarry in the early 1900s.
• Members of different ethnic communities started to intermarry more frequently.
• The royal families of Europe often intermarried to strengthen political alliances.
• Some religious groups discourage their members from intermarrying with outsiders.
• The isolated community rarely intermarried with neighboring towns.
• Cultural barriers prevented the groups from intermarrying for generations.