intermit
[ in-ter-mit ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈmɪt /
verb (used with object), in·ter·mit·ted, in·ter·mit·ting.
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
verb (used without object), in·ter·mit·ted, in·ter·mit·ting.
to stop or pause at intervals; be intermittent.
to cease, stop, or break off operations for a time.
RELATED WORDS
hinder, prevent, intrude, inhibit, impede, obstruct, hamper, defer, suspend, stop, detain, delay, arrest, postpone, hold, waive, bar, halt, eject, interrupt
Nearby words
- intermigration,
- interminable,
- intermingle,
- intermission,
- intermissive,
- intermittence,
- intermittent,
- intermittent acute porphyria,
- intermittent claudication,
- intermittent cramp
Origin of intermit
1535–45; < Latin intermittere to leave a space between, drop (for a while), leave off, equivalent to inter- inter- + mittere to send, let go
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intermit
/ (ˌɪntəˈmɪt) /
verb -mits, -mitting or -mitted
to suspend (activity) or (of activity) to be suspended temporarily or at intervals
Word Origin for intermit
C16: from Latin intermittere to leave off, from inter- + mittere to send
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intermit
1540s, from Latin intermittere "to leave off, omit, suspend, interrupt, neglect," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Related: Intermitted; intermitting; intermittingly.
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