intermit
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intermit
- /ɪntəˈmɪt/ UK
- /ɪntɚˈmɪt/ US
Rhymes with -ɪt
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From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.
verb intermits · intermitting · intermitted
- To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend. Pray to the gods to intermit the plague.