Main Entry: in·ter·mit

Pronunciation: \-ˈmit\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): in·ter·mit·ted; in·ter·mit·ting

Etymology: Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere to send

Date: circa 1542

transitive verb : to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinueintransitive verb : to be intermittent

— in·ter·mit·ter noun