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intromittent

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in⋅tro⋅mit

  [in-truh-mit]
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–verb (used with object), -mit⋅ted, -mit⋅ting.
to send, put, or let in; introduce; admit.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME intromitten < L intrōmittere to send in, equiv. to intrō- intro- + mittere to send

Related forms:
in⋅tro⋅mis⋅si⋅bil⋅i⋅ty  [in-truh-mis-uh-bil-i-tee] , noun
in⋅tro⋅mis⋅si⋅ble, adjective
in⋅tro⋅mis⋅sion  [in-truh-mish-uhn] , noun
in⋅tro⋅mis⋅sive, adjective
in⋅tro⋅mit⋅tent, adjective
in⋅tro⋅mit⋅ter, noun
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in·tro·mit   (ĭn'trə-mĭt')   
tr.v.   in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting, in·tro·mits
To cause or permit to enter; introduce or admit.

[Middle English intromitten, to deal illegally with others, from Latin intrōmittere, to send in, let into : intrō-, in; see en in Indo-European roots + mittere, to send.]
in'tro·mit'tent adj., in'tro·mit'ter n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·tro·mit·tent
Pronunciation: -mit-&nt
Function: adjective
: adapted for or functioning in intromission—used especially of the copulatory organ of an animal
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intromit in·tro·mit (ĭn'trə-mĭt')
v. in·tro·mit·ted, in·tro·mit·ting, in·tro·mits
To cause or permit to enter; introduce or admit.

intromittent in·tro·mit·tent (ĭn'trə-mĭt'ənt)
adj.
Conveying or sending into a body or cavity.

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