suspend

To temporarily stop or pause an activity, service, or official process.

• The transit authority decided to suspend train service during the heavy blizzard.

• Has the university suspended all international travel programs for the summer semester?

To officially bar someone from school, employment, or a privilege for a period of time as punishment.

• The school board voted to suspend the student for two weeks following the fight.

• Were any employees suspended without pay while the company audited the department?

To hang something from a higher point so that it is supported from above.

• The crew suspended a giant mirror from the ceiling of the gallery.

• Huge cables had been suspended between the towers to support the new bridge.

To set aside or defer a decision, belief, or judgment temporarily.

• The committee urged voters to suspend judgment until the full report was released.

• Viewers must suspend their disbelief to enjoy the bizarre plot of this movie.