intermit

in·ter·mit

verb \-ˈmit\

in·ter·mit·tedin·ter·mit·ting

Definition of INTERMIT

transitive verb

: to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinue

intransitive verb

: to be intermittent

— in·ter·mit·ter noun

Origin of INTERMIT

Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere to send

First Known Use: circa 1542

Rhymes with INTERMIT

babysit, benefit, borrow pit, cable-knit, candlelit, come off it, counterfeit, cuckoo spit, double knit, get with it, hissy fit, holy writ, hypocrite, infield hit, intromit, manumit, megahit, mother wit, out of it, put to it, recommit, retrofit, step on it