INTERMITS
Verb
intermits
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intermit
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INTERMIT
In`ter*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Intermitting.] Etym: [L. intermittere; inter between + mittere,
missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's self) with, F.
s'entremettre. See Missile.]
Definition: To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to
suspend.
Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. Shak.
In`ter*mit", v. i.
Definition: To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be
intermittent, as a fever. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition