The Collaborative International Dictionary
Intermitted
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.
Wiktionary
intermitted
vb. (en-past of: intermit)
WordNet
intermitted
See intermit
intermit
v. cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" [syn: pause, break]
[also: intermitting, intermitted]
Usage examples of "intermitted".
This was settled by the Laws, yet intermitted, and after a long Interval reviv'd.