Hypertext Webster Gateway: "intermit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intermit \In`ter*mit"\, v. i.
To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be
intermittent, as a fever. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Intermit \In`ter*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intermitted}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Intermitting}.] [L. intermittere; inter between
+ mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's
self) with, F. s'entremettre. See {Missile}.]
To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt;
to suspend.
Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
intermit
v : cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station
identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {break}]
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