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suspend
verb
Cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
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səsˈpɛnd
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verb
Cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
“Suspend the particles”
verb
Stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
“Suspend the aid to the war-torn country”
verb
Make inoperative or stop
“Suspend payments on the loan”
verb
Hang freely
“The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them”
verb
Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
verb
Render temporarily ineffective
“The prison sentence was suspended”
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Suspend the particles
Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
Suspend payments on the loan
The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
The prison sentence was suspended
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