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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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Example Sentences
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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