intermitting

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intermitting - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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           Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. --Shak.
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