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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: intermit v : cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: {pause}, {break}]
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