intermit
to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
to stop or pause at intervals; be intermittent.
to cease, stop, or break off operations for a time.
Origin of intermit
1Other words for intermit
Other words from intermit
- in·ter·mit·ter, in·ter·mit·tor, noun
- in·ter·mit·ting·ly, adverb
- un·in·ter·mit·ted, adjective
- un·in·ter·mit·ting, adjective
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How to use intermit in a sentence
The war had now begun in earnest; and our advance was unintermitted.
I could not sink it in lethargy; I could nor forget my woes: they haunted me with unintermitted and demoniac malice.
Caleb Williams | William GodwinThe movements of the animal were immediately before extremely vigorous and unintermitted.
A History of Science, Volume 4(of 5) | Henry Smith WilliamsThe storm was of unusually long duration, and continued for more than an hour with unintermitted violence.
Windsor Castle | William Harrison AinsworthThe fortress commanded the pass, and swept it clean with an unintermitted storm of shot and balls.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power | John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for intermit
/ (ˌɪntəˈmɪt) /
to suspend (activity) or (of activity) to be suspended temporarily or at intervals
Origin of intermit
1Derived forms of intermit
- intermittingly, adverb
- intermittor, noun
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