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intermit

 

Definitions from WordNet

Verb intermit has 1 sense
  1. pause, intermit, break - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
    --1 is one way to interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
    Derived form: noun intermission1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s

Definitions from the Web

Intermit

Part of speech: verb

Senses:

  • Sense 1: To suspend temporarily or interrupt.

    Example sentence: The storm caused the power to intermit for several hours.

  • Sense 2: To stop and start at intervals.

    Example sentence: The old car's engine would intermit while driving uphill.

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