Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermit

/ɪntɚˈmɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-mit
IPA: /ɪntɚˈmɪt/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Pray to the gods to intermit the plague."
"The bell doth toll for him, that thinks it doth; and though it intermit again, yet from that minute, that that occasion wrought upon him, he is united to God."
"Idleness[…]of body is nothing but a kind of benumbing laziness, intermitting exercise, which, if we may believe Fernelius, “[…] makes them unapt to do anything whatever.”"

Etymology

From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪntɚˈmɪt/
British English: /ɪntəˈmɪt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

intermits (present, singular) intermitting (participle, present) intermitted (participle, past) intermitted (past)

Derived Forms

intermittedly intermittence intermittency intermittent intermitter intermittingly unintermitted unintermitting

Frequently Paired Words

intermission mission

Synonyms

pause break

Rhymes With

it get shit bit hit make a run for it 7-bit 8-bit fit sit split fighting fit

Questions

How do you pronounce intermit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪntɚˈmɪt/.
What does intermit mean?: To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend.
Where does intermit come from?: From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.

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