intermit

intermit
intermitter, intermittor, n.intermittingly, adv.
/in'teuhr mit"/, v., intermitted, intermitting.
v.t.
1. to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
v.i.
2. to stop or pause at intervals; be intermittent.
3. to cease, stop, or break off operations for a time.
[1535-45; < L intermittere to leave a space between, drop (for a while), leave off, equiv. to inter- INTER- + mittere to send, let go]
Syn. 1, 3. interrupt. 3. desist.

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  • Intermit — In ter*mit , v. i. To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • intermit — suspend, stay, *defer, postpone Analogous words: interrupt, *arrest, check: *stop, discontinue: abate, reduce, lessen, *decrease Contrasted words: *continue, persist: * …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • intermit — [in΄tər mit′] vt., vi. intermitted, intermitting [L intermittere < inter + mittere: see INTER & MISSION] to stop for a time; cease at intervals; make or be intermittent; discontinue intermitter n …   English World dictionary

  • intermit — verb ( mitted; mitting) Etymology: Latin intermittere, from inter + mittere to send Date: circa 1542 transitive verb to cause to cease for a time or at intervals ; discontinue intransitive verb to be intermittent • intermitter noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • intermit — verb /ɪntəˈmɪt/ To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend. Idleness [...] of body is nothing but a kind of of benumbing laziness, intermitting exercise, which, if we may believe Fernelius, “[...] makes them unapt to… …   Wiktionary

  • intermit — To cease for a time …   Medical dictionary

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