verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend. archaic, transitive

   "Pray to the gods to intermit the plague."

2. 2
   cease an action temporarily wordnet

Synonyms

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pauseabatealternatearrestbe here againbreak

Example

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"Pray to the gods to intermit the plague."

Etymology

From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.

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