suspect

  • 11Suspect — 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;… …

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  • 12Suspect — 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… …

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  • 13Suspect — Sus*pect , n. [LL. suspectus. See {Suspect}, a.] 1. Suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed. Fairfax. [1913 Webster] 2. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of suspicion; formerly… …

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  • 14Suspect — bezeichnet: einen Film, siehe Suspect – Unter Verdacht ein Computerspiel, siehe Suspect (Computerspiel) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bezeichneter Begriffe …

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  • 15suspect — (adj.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. suspect suspicious, from L. suspectus suspected, suspicious, pp. of suspicere look up at, mistrust, suspect, from sub up to + specere to look at (see SCOPE (Cf. scope) (1)). The notion is of look at secretly, hence,… …

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  • 16Suspect — Sus*pect , v. i. To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious. [1913 Webster] If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17suspect — [adj] doubtful doubtable, dubious, fishy*, incredible, open, problematic, pseudo*, questionable, ridiculous, shaky*, suspected, suspicious, thick*, thin*, unbelievable, uncertain, unclear, unlikely, unsure; concepts 529,582 Ant. innocent, known,… …

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  • 18suspect — Suspect, Suspectus. Tenir pour suspect, Suspectum habere …

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  • 19Suspect — (v. lat.), verdächtig …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 20Suspect — Suspect, lat. deutsch, verdächtig; suspicio, lat., Verdacht, Argwohn …

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