suspect

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1. 1.Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.] What I can do or offer is suspect. Milton.
2. 2.Suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer. So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed. Fairfax.
3. 3.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.
4. 4.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.
5. 5.To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.
6. 6.To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. Addison.
7. 7.To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]
8. 8.To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious. If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at time. Shak.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Definition-first questions whose answer is suspect.

• What is suspected; distrusted. [Obs.] What I can do or offer is suspect. Milton called?
• What is suspicion. [Obs.] Chaucer. So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed. Fairfax called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is to imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation called?
• What is to hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. Addison called?
• What is to imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be suspicious. If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at time. Shak called?