Definition of intermit
intermitted
;intermitting
transitive verb
: to cause to cease for a time or at intervals : discontinue
intransitive verb
: to be intermittent
intermitter
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Origin and Etymology of intermit
Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere to send
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