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Meaning of 'suspend' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Suspend [ n.]
- To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.
- To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life.
- To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay.
- To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion.
- To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any privilege, from the execution of an office, from the enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from college; to suspend a member of a club.
- To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as, to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of a legislative body.
- To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
2 . Suspend [ v. i.]
- To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment, or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a commercial firm or a bank).

Meaning of 'suspend' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . suspend [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make inoperative or stop
Example in sentence:
  • suspend payments on the loan
Meaning (2):
- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
Example in sentence:
  • Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
Meaning (3):
- cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
Example in sentence:
  • suspend the particles
Meaning (4):
- hang freely
Example in sentence:
  • The light dropped from the ceiling;
  • the ornaments dangled from the tree;
  • The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
Meaning (5):
- render temporarily ineffective
Example in sentence:
  • the prison sentence was suspended

Nearby Words:

susceptibilities susceptibility susceptible susception susceptive susceptivity susceptor suscipiency suscipient suscitability

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