intermit - 5 dictionary results
in⋅ter⋅mit
[in-ter-mit] 
verb, -mit⋅ted, -mit⋅ting.
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | to discontinue temporarily; suspend. |
| 2. | to stop or pause at intervals; be intermittent. |
| 3. | to cease, stop, or break off operations for a time. |
Origin:
1535–45; < L intermittere to leave a space between, drop (for a while), leave off, equiv. to inter- inter- + mittere to send, let go
1535–45; < L intermittere to leave a space between, drop (for a while), leave off, equiv. to inter- inter- + mittere to send, let go
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| in·ter·mit
(ĭn'tər-mĭt') Pronunciation Key
intr. & tr.v. in·ter·mit·ted, in·ter·mit·ting, in·ter·mits To suspend or cause to suspend activity temporarily or periodically. [Latin intermittere : inter-, inter- + mittere, to let go.] in'ter·mit'ter n. |
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| intermit | |
verb | |
| cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause] |
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Intermit
In`ter*mis"sion\, n. [L. intermissio: cf. F. intermission. See Intermit.]1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. --B. Jonson. 2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of ten minutes. Rest or intermission none I find. --Milton. 3. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever; the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease. Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from remission, or abatement of fever. 4. Intervention; interposition. [Obs.] --Heylin. Syn: Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest; suspension. See Cessation.
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Intermit
In`ter*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting.] [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F. s'entremettre. See Missile.] To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend. Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. --Shak.
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