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Pronunciation : Sus*pect"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : 1. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. [Obs.] Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also. Chaucer.

2. Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.] What I can do or offer is suspect. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sus*pect"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. suspectus. See Suspect, a.]
Definition : 1. Suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer. So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed. Fairfax.

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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sus*pect"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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. Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by producing to know more. Bacon. From her hand I could suspect no ill. Milton.

2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.

3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. Addison.

4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]

Syn. -- To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.

t. [imp. & p. p. Suspected; p. pr. & vb. n. Suspecting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Sus*pect"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious. If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at time. Shak.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913