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outmarry

outmarry verb: to marry a member of an outgroup.

Verb

outmarry (third-person singular simple present outmarries, present participle outmarrying, simple past and past participle outmarried)

  1. (intransitive) To marry a member of an outgroup.

Forms of outmarry

third-person singular presentoutmarries
present participleoutmarrying
past participleoutmarried
pastoutmarried

Origin of outmarry

From out- + marry.

Questions about outmarry

What does outmarry mean?
Outmarry means to marry a member of an outgroup.
What part of speech is outmarry?
Outmarry is a verb.
What is the past tense of outmarry?
The past tense of outmarry is outmarried.

Words near outmarry in the dictionary

  1. outmarks
  2. outmarriage
  3. outmarriages
  4. outmarried
  5. outmarries
  6. outmarry
  7. outmarrying
  8. outmarvel
  9. outmarveled
  10. outmarveling
  11. outmarvelled

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