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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
suspect
adj 1: not as expected; "there was something fishy about the
accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely
queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were
suspect"; "suspicious behavior" [syn: fishy, funny,
shady, suspect, suspicious]
n 1: someone who is under suspicion
2: a person or institution against whom an action is brought in
a court of law; the person being sued or accused [syn:
defendant, suspect] [ant: complainant, plaintiff]
v 1: imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he
is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it" [syn:
suspect, surmise]
2: regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith
or confidence in [syn: distrust, mistrust, suspect]
[ant: bank, rely, swear, trust]
3: hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected
Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, a. [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.]
1. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. [Obs.]
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Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also.
--Chaucer.
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2. Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.]
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What I can do or offer is suspect. --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. i.
To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be
suspicious.
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If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me.
--Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, n. [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]
1. Suspicion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed.
--Fairfax.
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2. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of
suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now,
only to persons suspected of crime. --Bacon.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suspected; p. pr. &
vb. n. Suspecting.]
1. 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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Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know
little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by
procuring to know more. --Bacon.
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From her hand I could suspect no ill. --Milton.
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2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without
proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
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3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to
distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison.
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4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]
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Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.
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Thesaurus Results for suspect:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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Common Misspellings > |
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