suspect
To imagine or suppose (something) to be true, or to exist, without proof.
Example
“to suspect the presence of disease”
Other meanings
To distrust or have doubts about (something or someone).
“to suspect the truth of a story”
To believe (someone) to be guilty.
“I suspect him of being the thief.”
Related words
- missuspect
- suspectable
- suspected
- suspecting
- suspectful
- suspective
- suspector
Word history
From Latin "suspectus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “suspect” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.