Antonyms for intermit

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-ter-mit

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn tərˈmɪt

Definition of intermit

Origin : 1540s, from Latin intermittere "to leave off, omit, suspend, interrupt, neglect," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Related: Intermitted; intermitting; intermittingly.

As in interfere : verb meddle, intervene
As in remit : verb stop, postpone
As in stay : verb hold in abeyance
As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
As in cease : verb stop, conclude
As in defer : verb hold off, put off
As in delay : verb cause stop in action
As in halt : verb stop, cause to stop

Example sentences :

There was no answer and no intermit to the sobs and tears she was pouring on my letter.
Extract from : « Woven with the Ship » by Cyrus Townsend Brady

And having risen, he did not intermit his industry for a moment.
Extract from : « The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte » by William Milligan Sloane

Intermit′tence, Intermit′tency, state of being intermittent.
Extract from : « Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) » by Various

The other is to intermit it wholly for a certain period, and let other subjects have their swing.
Extract from : « Practical Essays » by Alexander Bain

I will do this tonic justice, and frankly admit that the accursed portrait began to intermit its visits under its influence.
Extract from : « J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 1 » by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

If you intermit he will settle down into a hard, cold life with increased rapidity.
Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis

When the pains become regular and intermit, it is time that the physician is sent for.
Extract from : « Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners » by B.G. Jefferis

Never will I intermit my enmity to our invaders; never will I live for any other object than the liberties of our people.
Extract from : « The Hour and the Man » by Harriet Martineau

He could intermit the action of a Parliament for a time, sending the members to their homes until he should summon them again.
Extract from : « Charles I » by Jacob Abbott

I may intermit my hopeless roarings, melancholy as those of any caged zoological beast.
Extract from : « Nancy » by Rhoda Broughton

Synonyms for intermit

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