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intermit
in·ter·mit
[
ìntər mít
]
(
past and past participle
in·ter·mit·ted
,
present participle
in·ter·mit·ting
,
3rd person present singular
in·ter·mits
)
transitive and intransitive verb
Definition:
1.
discontinue:
to discontinue doing something temporarily, or be discontinued temporarily
2.
pause:
to stop for a short time or for short intervals, or cause something to stop in this way
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
intermittere
"interrupt," literally "send between" <
mittere
"send"
]
in·ter·mit·ter
noun
in·ter·mit·ting·ly
adverb
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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in·ter·mit·ter nounin·ter·mit·ting·ly adverb
