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intermit

in·ter·mit

UK/ɪntəˈmɪt/ US/ɪntɚˈmɪt/ uncommon archaic

verb

1.

cease an action temporarily

  • “We pause for station identification”
  • “let”
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From Latin intermittere, from inter- + mittere.

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