intermit – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
intermit
v.
stop temporarily, pause for a short period of time; stop intermittently; be stopped temporarily; be stopped intermittently
intermit
Verb
1. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch"
(synonym) pause, break
(hypernym) interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
(hyponym) rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather
(derivation) intermission
Intermit
(v. t.)
To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
(v. i.)
To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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intermit
Synonyms and related words:
alternate, arrest, be here again, break, break off, call a break, call time, check, circle, cleanse, cleanse away, come again, come and go, come around, come round, come round again, come up again, cut off, cycle, declare a recess, defer, delay, deliver, discharge, fluctuate, free, free from, give release, give respite, hold off, hold over, hold up, interlude, interrupt, interval, intervene, lack regularity, oscillate, pause, postpone, prorogue, pulsate, pulse, purge, purge away, put off, reappear, recess, recur, release, remove, reoccur, repeat, reprieve, return, revolve, roll around, rotate, snap the thread, stay, suspend, take a break, take five, take ten, turn, undulate, vary, wheel, wheel around
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
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