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INTERMIT

\ˌɪntəmˈɪt], \ˌɪntəmˈɪt], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_m_ˈɪ_t]\

Definitions of INTERMIT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To cause to cease for a time; interrupt.
Intermitted.
Intermitting.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To cease for a time.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

To cease for a time.
To cause to cease for a time; to suspend.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To cause to cease for a time: to interrupt.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Intermission.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To cease temporarily; interrupt; suspend.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To cause to cease for a time; to interrupt; to disappear at intervals.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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