INTERMIT


Meaning of INTERMIT in English

v. (intermitted, intermitting) 1 intr. esp. Med. stop or cease activity briefly (e.g. of a fever, or a pulse). 2 tr. suspend; discontinue for a time.

[ L intermittere intermiss- (as INTER-, mittere let go) ]

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