\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.

\Sus*pend"\, 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).