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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Intermit

· In·ter·mit · IPA /ɪntɚˈmɪt/
01 v. t. To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting
  1. 1.
    To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
    “Pray to the gods to intermit the plague.” — Shak.
02 v. i. To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.
  1. 1.
    To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.