suspend

[Sus*pend·]

You can use the verb suspend any time you need to stop something. Whether it’s your judgment, a rule, or bus service, when you suspend it, you temporarily bring it to a halt.

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To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

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.

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Verb
as of a prison sentence


n.
To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

n.
To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of life.

n.
To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding; to interrupt; to delay; to stay.

n.
To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to suspend one's judgment or opinion.

n.
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.

n.
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.

n.
To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by stirring, to facilitate chemical action.

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).


Suspend

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.
The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At once suspends their courage and their fear.
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.
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.

Suspend

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).

To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.

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Usage Examples

To engage with art, we have to be willing to be wrong, venture outside our psychic comfort zones, suspend disbelief, and remember that art explores and alters consciousness simultaneously.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.

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