"intermit" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɪntəˈmɪt/ [UK], /ɪntɚˈmɪt/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intermit.wav [Southern-England] Forms: intermits [present, singular, third-person], intermitting [participle, present], intermitted [participle, past], intermitted [past]
Etymology: From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|intermittere}} Latin intermittere, {{m|la|inter-}} inter-, {{m|la|mittere}} mittere Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} intermit (third-person singular simple present intermits, present participle intermitting, simple past and past participle intermitted)
  1. (transitive, now rare) To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend. Tags: archaic, transitive Derived forms: intermittence, intermittency, intermittent Related terms: intermission, mission
    Sense id: en-intermit-en-verb-VV8QRzjL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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