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intermit definition

in·ter·mit (in′tər mit′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb intermitted -·mit′·ted, intermitting -·mit′·ting

to stop for a time; cease at intervals; make or be intermittent; discontinue

Etymology: L intermittere < inter- + mittere: see inter- & mission

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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