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intermittor

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in⋅ter⋅mit

  [in-ter-mit] verb, -mit⋅ted, -mit⋅ting.
Use intermittor in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
–verb (used without object)
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

Related forms:
in⋅ter⋅mit⋅ter, in⋅ter⋅mit⋅tor, noun
in⋅ter⋅mit⋅ting⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1, 3. interrupt. 3. desist.
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