Intermit /(?)/

In·ter·mit

Intermit

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Intermitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Intermitting

  1. To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
    Pray to the gods to intermit the plague.

Intermit

v. i.
  1. To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever.