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Suspend
/səˈspend/
To temporarily stop or delay something from happening.
Synonyms:
pause
interrupt
delay
adjourn
halt
defer
Antonyms:
resume
continue
persist
proceed
advance
Examples:
"The American Trust Company of New York has
suspended
payment."
He was being compelled to
suspend
.
For the briefest of moments, I am
suspended
in place.
Etymology:
Late Middle English: from Old French suspendre or Latin suspendere, from sub-
from below
+ pendere
hang
.
Usage Statistics:
17 mentions per 1 million words
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