| Suspect (suspect) |
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| a. | (?) |
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| Sus*pect" |
| [L. suspectus,
p. p. of suspicere to look up, admire, esteem, to look at
secretly or askance, to mistrust; sub under + specere to
look: cf. F. suspect suspected, suspicious. See Spy, and
cf. Suspicion.] |
Suspicious; inspiring
distrust.
Suspected; distrusted.
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| Suspect (suspect) |
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| n. | |
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| Sus*pect" |
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Suspicion.
One who, or that which, is suspected; an
object of suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now,
only to persons suspected of crime.
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| Suspect (suspect) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Sus*pect" |
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To imagine to exist] to
have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and
often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; --
commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as,
to suspect the presence of disease.
To imagine to be guilty, upon slight
evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of
equivocation.
To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to
mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a
story.
To look up to; to respect.
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| Suspect (suspect) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Sus*pect" |
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To imagine guilt;
to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.
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