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marry vs intermarry

intermarry vs marry

marry and intermarry both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
marry No No Yes No
intermarry No No Yes No
As verbs, intermarry is a hyponym of marry; that is, intermarry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than marry:
  • marry: take in marriage; married
  • intermarry: marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group
Other hyponyms of marry include inmarry, mismarry, wive, wive, remarry.
marry (verb) intermarry (verb)
take in marriage; married marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group
perform a marriage ceremony
Difference between marry and intermarry

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