intramarry
intramarry verb: to marry a member of the same group, social stratum, or religion.
Verb
intramarry (third-person singular simple present intramarries, present participle intramarrying, simple past and past participle intramarried)
- To marry a member of the same group, social stratum, or religion.
- One is that even though the probabilities for intramarriage within groups depend upon their representation in a population, most intramarry at a much higher rate than would be expected by chance.1983, Peter S. Li, B. Singh Bolaria, Racial Minorities in Multicultural Canada, page 98
- On the other hand, Bugelski (1961) found that the 1960 residents of Buffalo with Polish or Italian names, when compared to the 1930 residents, were intramarrying at a declining rate.1985, GA Cretser, JJ LEON, “RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND NATIONAL ORIGIN INTERMARRIAGE IN THE US: REVIEW OF SELECTED THEORY, METHOD, AND RESEARCH”, in International journal of sociology of the family
Forms of intramarry
| third-person singular present | intramarries |
|---|---|
| present participle | intramarrying |
| past participle | intramarried |
| past | intramarried |
Origin of intramarry
From intra- + marry.
Words that rhyme with intramarry
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Questions about intramarry
- What does intramarry mean?
- Intramarry means to marry a member of the same group, social stratum, or religion.
- What part of speech is intramarry?
- Intramarry is a verb.
- What is the past tense of intramarry?
- The past tense of intramarry is intramarried.
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