intermit

  • 11intermit — Synonyms and related words: alternate, arrest, be here again, break, break off, call a break, call time, check, circle, cleanse, cleanse away, come again, come and go, come around, come round, come round again, come up again, cut off, cycle,… …

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  • 12intermit — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. suspend, cease, discontinue, interrupt; see halt 2 , pause …

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  • 13intermit — v. a. == interfere with. Alys. 4025 …

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  • 14intermit — in·ter·mit || ‚ɪntÉ™(r) mɪt v. stop temporarily, pause for a short period of time; stop intermittently; be stopped temporarily; be stopped intermittently …

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  • 15intermit — [ˌɪntə mɪt] verb (intermits, intermitting, intermitted) suspend or discontinue for a time. ↘(especially of a fever or pulse) stop for a time. Origin C16: from L. intermittere, from inter between + mittere let go …

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  • 16intermit — I. v. a. 1. Suspend, interrupt, stop for a while or for a time. 2. Discontinue, cease, stop, leave off, give over. II. v. n. Cease, abate, subside, be suspended, be interrupted, cease for a time …

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  • 17intermit — v 1.(all temporarily) discontinue, suspend, end, halt, stay, arrest, terminate, put an end to, have done with. 2. pause, recess, break, take a break, take a breather, take time out, take five, rest on one s oars. 3.(all temporarily) cease, stop,… …

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  • 18intermit — in·ter·mit …

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  • 19intermit — in•ter•mit [[t]ˌɪn tərˈmɪt[/t]] v. mit•ted, mit•ting 1) to discontinue temporarily; suspend 2) to stop or pause at intervals; be intermittent 3) to cease or break off operations for a time • Etymology: 1535–45; < L intermittere to discontinue …

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  • 20intermit — [c]/ɪntəˈmɪt / (say intuh mit) verb (intermitted, intermitting) –verb (t) 1. to discontinue temporarily; suspend. –verb (i) 2. to stop or pause at intervals, or be intermittent. 3. to cease, stop, or break off operations for a time. {Latin… …