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suspend

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  1. defer                  2. exclude               
 
sus.pend \s*-'spend\ vb [ME suspenden, fr. OF suspendre to hang up, 
   interrupt, fr. L sus]pendere, fr. sub-, sus- up + pendere to cause to hang, 
   weigh - more at PENDANT 1: to debar temporarily from any privilege, office, 
   or function {~  a student from school} 2a: to cause to stop temporarily {~ 
   bus service}  2b: to set aside or make temporarily inoperative {~ the rules 
   duri ng the holiday} 3: to defer till later on specified conditions {~ 
   sentence on a co nvicted man} 4: to hold in an undetermined or undecided 
   state awaiting fuller informati on {~ judgment} 5a: HANG; esp : to hang so 
   as to be free on all sides except  at the point of support {~ a ball by a 
   thread} 5b: to maintain from falling or sinking by some invisible support 
   (as buoy ancy) {dust ~ed in the air} 6a: to keep fixed or lost (as in 
   wonder or contemplation)  6b: to keep waiting in suspense or indecision  7: 
   to hold (a musical note) over into the following chord  1: to cease 
   temporarily from operation  2: to stop payment or fail to meet obligations  
   3: HANG