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intermit (v.)
1540s, "to interrupt" (obsolete); 1570s as "to discontinue for a time, suspend" (trans.) and "cease for a time" (intrans.), from Latin intermittere "to leave off, leave an interval, omit, suspend, interrupt, neglect," from inter "between" (see inter-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Related: Intermitted; intermitting.
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Definitions of intermit
Dictionary entries near intermit
interminate
intermingle
interministerial
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intermissive
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intermittence
intermittent
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intermix
intermixture