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suspend

/səsˈpɛnd/ verb

In Latin: suspendō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about suspend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Hang freely.
    The secret police suspended their victims from the ceiling and beat them
  2. Cause to be held in suspension in a fluid.
    suspend the particles
  3. Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.

Origin

From Old French sospendre, from Latin suspendere.

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