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suspect

verb
/səˈspɛkt//ˈsʌs.pɛkt/

Etymology

From Old French suspect, from Latin suspectus, perfect passive participle of suspiciō (“mistrust, suspect”), from sub (“under”), + speciō (“watch, look at”).

  1. derived from suspectus
  2. derived from suspect

Definitions

  1. To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.

    • to suspect the presence of disease
    • From her hand I could suspect no ill.
    • Mr. Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected.

  2. To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).

    • to suspect the truth of a story

  3. To believe (someone) to be guilty.

    • I suspect him of being the thief.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. To have suspicion.

    2. To look up to

      To look up to; to respect.

    3. A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.

      • 1942, Casablanca, written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch Round up the usual suspects.

    4. Viewed with suspicion

      Viewed with suspicion; suspected.

      • What I can do or offer is suspect.

    5. Viewing with suspicion

      Viewing with suspicion; suspecting.

      • Now I’m suspect of other advice that I read in your pages.

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Derived

missuspect, suspectable, suspected, suspectful, suspecting, suspective, suspector, nonsuspect, suspectly, suspectness, unsuspect

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at suspect. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at suspect. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at suspect

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA