Suspect — Defs

01 a. Suspicious; inspiring distrust.

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.

02 n. Suspicion.

1.
Suspicion.[Obs.]
“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.

03 v. t. 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 …

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.
“Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring 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.
4.
To look up to; to respect.[Obs.]

Syn. To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.

04 v. i. To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.

1.
To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious.
“If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me.” — Shak.