Definition of suspect

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Suspect (v. t.) 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..

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Suspectable :: Suspect (v. i.) To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.
Fear :: Fear (n.) To suspect; to doubt.
Demirep :: Demirep (n.) A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
Suspect :: Suspect (a.) Suspicious; inspiring distrust.
Simple-minded :: Simple-minded (a.) Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning; unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity.
Lynch :: Lynch (v. t.) To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected person. See Lynch law..
Doubt :: Doubt (v. t.) To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of.
Purgation :: Purgation (n.) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one was publicly suspected and accused. It was either canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat. See Ordeal..
Suspect :: Suspect (v. t.) 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..
Suspicious :: Suspicion (v. t.) To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt.
Suspect :: Suspect (v. t.) To look up to; to respect.
Suspectless :: Suspectless (a.) Not suspecting; having no suspicion.
Decoy :: Decoy (n.) A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circumstances that will lead to his detection..
Pigeon :: Pigeon (n.) An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull.
Suspectful :: Suspecter (n.) One who suspects.
Suspect :: Suspect (v. t.) To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story..
Suspicious :: Suspicious (a.) Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to imagine without proof.
Misgive :: Misgive (v. t.) To suspect; to dread.
Suspect :: Suspect (a.) Suspected; distrusted.
Suspecting :: Suspected (imp. & p. p.) of Suspec.
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