intermit

Verb
Synonyms: pausebreak

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. cease an action temporarily“We pause for station identification”“let's break for lunch”Synonyms: pausebreak
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Intermit \In`ter*mit"\, v. i. To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
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