v. in·ter·mit·ted, in·ter·mit·ting, in·ter·mits v.intr. To suspend an activity; cease. v.tr. To suspend (an activity). [Latin intermittere : inter-, inter- + mittere, to let go.] in′ter·mitter n. |
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