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(1):

(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.

(2):

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

(3):

(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).

(4):

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

(5):

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

(6):

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

(7):

(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.

(8):

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

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Suspend'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/suspend.html. 1828.
 
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