intermit

C1 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪntərˈmɪt/ UK /ɪntəˈmɪt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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verb
to stop, suspend, or cease temporarily or at intervals

The rain did not intermit until late in the afternoon.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to stop, suspend, or cease... pause suspend interrupt abate

Opposites

continue persist

Word family

Forms intermitsintermitting

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

Actions & Processes

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