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suspend

/sə'spɛnd/

Synonyms of suspend Antonyms of suspend Examples of suspend Usage of suspend Parts of suspend Definition that contains suspend Words sounding like suspend Explanation of suspend

verb
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
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freeze

type of:
break interrupt
verb
make inoperative or stop
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"suspend payments on the loan"

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set aside

type of:
alter modify change
verb
bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
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debar

type of:
kick out expel throw out
verb
cause to be held in suspension in a fluid
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"suspend the particles"

type of:
alter change modify
verb
hang freely
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"The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"

type of:
hang up hang
verb
render temporarily ineffective
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"the prison sentence was suspended"

type of:
prorogue hold over put off put over remit defer table postpone set back shelve

Examples of suspend

"suspend payments on the loan"
"suspend the particles"
"The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them"
"the prison sentence was suspended"