Definition

1. Verb:
   • To marry or cohabit with a person of another race: The verb "miscegenate" specifically refers to the act of forming a marital or cohabiting relationship across racial lines.

Usage

• The verb "miscegenate" is used to describe the action itself. It is a formal and technical term, often found in sociological, historical, or legal contexts.
• It is typically used in the active voice (e.g., "They miscegenated") or in passive constructions (e.g., "Laws forbade them to miscegenate").

Examples

• Verb:
  • For centuries, laws in some countries prohibited people from different races to miscegenate.
  • The study examines populations that have freely miscegenated for generations.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often discussed in the context of historical anti-miscegenation laws, which were statutes that enforced racial segregation by banning interracial marriage and cohabitation.
• It can be used in sociological analyses to describe patterns of miscegenation within a society.

Variants and Related Words

• Miscegenation (n): The practice or state of interracial marriage or cohabitation; the mixing of different racial groups through marriage, cohabitation, or sexual relations.
  • The repeal of anti-miscegenation laws was a key civil rights achievement.

Synonyms

• Intermarry (v): To marry someone of a different race, religion, or social group. (Note: "Intermarry" is more common and less charged than "miscegenate").
• Cohabit (v): To live together and have a sexual relationship without being married. (This is a broader term that does not specify race).

Antonyms

• Segregate (v): To set apart or separate, especially along racial lines.

Verb

1. marry or cohabit with a person of another race