"suspend one's disbelief" meaning in English

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        "To willingly accept the premise of a story or work of art, usually for the sake of enjoying it."
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        "(idiomatic) To willingly accept the premise of a story or work of art, usually for the sake of enjoying it."
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
          "word": "暫時擱置懷疑"
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          "roman": "zànshí gēzhì huáiyí",
          "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
          "word": "暂时搁置怀疑"
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          "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
          "word": "heittää ennakkoluulot sivuun"
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          "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
          "word": "świadome zawieszenie sceptycyzmu"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
      "word": "暫時擱置懷疑"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zànshí gēzhì huáiyí",
      "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
      "word": "暂时搁置怀疑"
    },
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      "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
      "word": "heittää ennakkoluulot sivuun"
    },
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      "sense": "willingly accept the premise of a story",
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