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intermit /ˌɪntəˈmɪt /verb (intermits, intermitting, intermitted) [with object]1Suspend or discontinue (an action or practice) for a time: he was urged to intermit his application...- And even the reputations of major figures at times fluctuate, with periods of obscurity intermitting their fame.
- Both species reproduce by cyclical parthenogenesis, in which phases of asexual reproduction are intermitted by sexual reproduction.
- His speech is short-breathed, intermitted by asthmatic grunts.
1.1 [no object] (Especially of a fever or pulse) stop for a time.Students in halls of residence who intermit or withdraw will only pay for the time they are resident....- Students must complete the Leave to Intermit Form to obtain permission to intermit from the University.
- You should note that you cannot intermit for a period of more than two years consecutively.
OriginMid 16th century: from Latin intermittere, from inter- 'between' + mittere 'let go'. Rhymesacquit, admit, backlit, bedsit, befit, bit, Brit, Britt, chit, commit, demit, dit, emit, fit, flit, frit, git, grit, hit, it, kit, knit, legit, lickety-split, lit, manumit, mishit, mitt, nit, omit, outsit, outwit, permit, pit, Pitt, pretermit, quit, remit, retrofit, sit, skit, slit, snit, spit, split, sprit, squit, submit, transmit, twit, whit, wit, writ, zit |