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.