About The Word Suspend
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Suspend Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Suspend?
[v] cause to be held in suspension in a fluid, of particles, in chemistry
[v] stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" [v] make inoperative or stop; "suspend payments on the loan" [v] as of a prison sentence [v] hang freely; "The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them" [v] bar temporarily; from school, office, etc. Synonyms | Synonyms for Suspend: debar | freeze | set aside Related Terms | Find terms related to Suspend: See Also | alter | break | change | dangle | defer | expel | hang | hang up | hold over | interrupt | kick out | penalise | penalize | postpone | prorogue | punish | put off | put over | remit | resuspend | rusticate | send down | set back | shelve | table | throw out Suspend In Webster's Dictionary \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where
the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L.
suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to
hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.]
1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a
ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.
2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of
eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of
life. [Archaic] --Tillotson.
3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding;
to interrupt; to delay; to stay.
Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak.
The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At
once suspends their courage and their fear.
--Denham.
4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to
suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke.
5. 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.
Good men should not be suspended from the exercise
of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood
for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged
indifferent. --Bp.
Sanderson.
6. 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.
7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by
stirring, to facilitate chemical action.
{To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or
obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc.
Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder;
debar.
\Sus*pend"\, 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). |
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