Suspend and Terminate

Suspend

Suspend verb - To bring to a formal close for a period of time.
Usage example: the judge suspended the hearing to give the district attorney more time to process evidence

Terminate is a synonym for suspend in continue topic. In some cases you can use "Terminate" instead a verb "Suspend", when it comes to topics like halt, cut short.

Terminate

Terminate verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Usage example: we need to terminate the discussion for this evening, but we'll resume tomorrow morning

Suspend is a synonym for terminate in continue topic. You can use "Suspend" instead a verb "Terminate", if it concerns topics such as halt.

Common collocations

relationship suspend relationship terminate relationship
show suspend show terminate show
cycle suspend cycle terminate cycle
game suspend game terminate game
Other words: battle, members, functions.
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