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intermit

[ in-ter-mit ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

, in·ter·mit·ted, in·ter·mit·ting.

, 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.
Synonyms: desist, interrupt

intermit

/ ˌɪntəˈmɪt /

to suspend (activity) or (of activity) to be suspended temporarily or at intervals

1535–45; < Latin intermittere to leave a space between, drop (for a while), leave off, equivalent to inter- inter- + mittere to send, let go

C16: from Latin intermittere to leave off, from inter- + mittere to send

I will do this tonic justice, and frankly admit that the accursed portrait began to intermit its visits under its influence.

Prmrs cvittis intermit patrque urbem sine ll dmictine15 trdidit.

I did not intermit my labor, urged as I was by a mysterious instinct downward.

Dick was one of those people whose wrath has a tendency to intermit and get cold, even to perish, temporarily, from forgetfulness.

So, in dependence on those prophets, they applied themselves earnestly to building, and did not intermit one day.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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