Suspend
/səˈspɛnd/noun
To temporarily stop or hold something in a state of inactivity.
Did you know?In ancient rituals, to suspend something often meant to hold it in limbo, invoking mystical powers to influence fate.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*spend-
“to weigh or hang”
Latin
Latin
suspendere
“to hang up or support from above”
Old French
Old French
suspendre
“to hang, to cause to hang”
Middle English
Middle English
suspenden
“to hang or cause to hang”
Modern English
English
suspend
“to temporarily stop or hold in a state of inactivity”