Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : 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}]