In`ter*mit" , v. i. To cease for a time or at
intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever. Pope.
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.
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