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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
suspected adj 1: believed likely; "a suspected thief"; "a suspected infection" [ant: unsuspected] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
Suspected \Sus*pect"ed\, a. Distrusted; doubted. -- Sus*pect"ed*ly, adv. -- Sus*pect"ed*ness, n. [1913 Webster] | ||
3. 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. [1913 Webster] Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] From her hand I could suspect no ill. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation. [1913 Webster] 3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt. [1913 Webster] | ||
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