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Intermit

/ɪntəˈmɪt/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Intermit"

verb

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

🔄 Synonyms of "Intermit"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
pausenoun	(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Intermit"

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Word	Definition
pausenoun	(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
breakverb	(ergative, transitive, intransitive) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.
suspendverb	To halt something temporarily.
interruptnoun	(computing, electronics) An event that causes a computer or other device to temporarily cease what it was doing and attend to a condition.
interlapseverb	(obsolete) To elapse (between two events).
disruptverb	(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
interminate	Without end or limit; boundless, infinite, interminable.
intercludeverb	(transitive) To cut off or shut off (something) from a course or place, by something intervening; to intercept, to interrupt.
hit pauseverb	(idiomatic) To pause (an activity); stop, terminate.
uninterleaveverb	(transitive) To reverse the process of interleaving.
press pauseverb	(intransitive, informal) To temporarily stop a process.
haltnoun	A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
discontinueverb	(transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
cycle offverb	(intransitive) To leave by means of bicycle.
leave offverb	(informal) To desist; to cease.
bring upverb	To mention.
interceptnoun	An interception of a radio broadcast or a telephone call.
deintercalateverb	To produce, or undergo deintercalation.
pretermitverb	(transitive) To intentionally disregard (something), to ignore; to neglect or omit.
stopnoun	A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.