1) Break 2) Break up 3) Cease an action temporarily 4) Cease at intervals 5) Cut off 6) Disrupt 7) Interrupt 8) Pause 9) Pause at intervals 10) Take a break 11) To suspend 1) Cease 
• (v. i.) To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be intermittent, as a fever. • (v. t.) To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt; to suspend.
To cease for a time. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
In`ter·mit' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Intermitted ; present participle & verbal noun Intermitting .] [ Latin intermittere ; inter between + mittere , missum , to send: confer Middle Engli...
Type: Term Pronunciation: in′tĕr-mit′ Definitions: 1. To cease for a time.
intermit, intermits, intermitted, intermitting 1. To cease an action temporarily. 2. To suspend or cause to suspend an activity temporarily or periodically.
verb cease an action temporarily; `We pause for station identification`; `let`s break for lunch`