In`ter*rupt", p. a. [L.
interruptus, p. p.] Broken; interrupted. [Obs.]
Milton.
In`ter*rupt" (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Interrupted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Interrupting.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of
interrumpere to interrupt; inter between +
rumpere to break. See Rupture.]
1. To break into, or between; to stop, or
hinder by breaking in upon the course or progress of; to interfere
with the current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of; as,
to interrupt the remarks of anyone speaking.
Do not interrupt me in my course.
Shak.
2. To divide; to separate; to break the
monotony of; as, the evenness of the road was not interrupted
by a single hill.