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suspending |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. --Shak. The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near At once suspends their courage and their fear. --Denham. 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. --Bp. Sanderson. 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.
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