intermit C1 Topic:Time US /ɪntərˈmɪt/ UK /ɪntəˈmɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #472758 Meanings 1 verb to stop, suspend, or cease temporarily or at intervals The rain did not intermit until late in the afternoon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to stop, suspend, or cease... pausesuspendinterruptabate ↔ Opposites continuepersist Word family Forms intermitsintermitting Derived forms intermissionintermittent Related forms intermittentintermission Etymology From Latin intermittere, 'leave off, interrupt,' formed from inter- 'between' + mittere 'send or let go.' Intermittent and intermission belong to the same family. Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # intermit **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ɪntərˈmɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪntəˈmɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 472758 ## Meanings 1. to stop, suspend, or cease temporarily or at intervals ## Examples - The rain did not intermit until late in the afternoon. ## Synonyms - pause - suspend - interrupt - abate ## Antonyms - continue - persist ## Derived Forms - intermission - intermittent ## Related Forms - intermittent - intermission ## Etymology From Latin intermittere, 'leave off, interrupt,' formed from inter- 'between' + mittere 'send or let go.' Intermittent and intermission belong to the same family. ## Topics - Time markdown