Antonyms for suspend


Grammar : Verb
Spell : suh-spend
Phonetic Transcription : səˈspɛnd


Definition of suspend

Origin :
  • late 13c., "to bar or exclude temporarily from some function or privilege, to cause to cease for a time," from Old French suspendre, from Latin suspendere "to hang, stop," from sub "up from under" (see sub-) + pendere "cause to hang, weigh" (see pendant). The literal sense of "to cause to hang by a support from above" is recorded from mid-15c. Suspenders is attested from 1810, American English. Suspended animation first recorded 1795.
  • verb hang from above
  • verb delay, hold off
Example sentences :
  • Suspend this affair inside your tent by means of cords or tapes.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • Charles is said to have heard his plea, and to have sent an order to suspend sentence.
  • Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine
  • That is what is unknown to us, and obliges us to suspend our judgment on this question.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • The longer I suspend the blow the heavier it will fall at last.
  • Extract from : « Victor's Triumph » by Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
  • I understand their feelings, but beg them to suspend their judgment.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • If you do not make her do what I have said, I will degrade and suspend you.
  • Extract from : « The Autobiography of Madame Guyon » by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon
  • Dr. Munro will not suspend his judgment: the objects, he declares, are spurious.
  • Extract from : « The Clyde Mystery » by Andrew Lang
  • Luckily he can suspend it against that wooden rest if he gets too tired.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • The action of the stronger to suspend, Reason still use, to reason still attend.
  • Extract from : « Essay on Man » by Alexander Pope
  • You've got to agree with me that the inspectors will suspend you—revoke your license.
  • Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

Synonyms for suspend

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