v.
/
səˈspɛkt/
- believe (something) to be probable or possible.
▸believe (someone) to be guilty of a crime or offence, without certain proof.
- doubt the genuineness or truth of.
n.
/
ˈsʌspɛkt/
a person suspected of a crime or offence.
adj.
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ˈsʌspɛkt/
possibly dangerous or false.
Etymology
ME: from L. suspectus, suspicere ‘mistrust’, from sub- ‘from below’ + specere ‘to look’.