suspect -
hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"
imagine,
opine,
guess,
suppose,
reckon,
think form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"
suspect -
imagine to be the case or true or probable; "I suspect he is a fugitive"; "I surmised that the butler did it"
hazard,
venture,
guess,
pretend proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"
suspect -
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
A suspect is a known person suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters often incorrectly use the word suspect when referring to the perpetrator of the offense (perp for short). The perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc.
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suspect To imagine or suppose (something) to be true without evidence.
suspect A person who is suspected of something, in particular of committing a crime.
suspect Raising suspicion.
suspect To imagine something evil, wrong or undesirable based on insufficient evidence; to believe to be guilty.
suspect To imagine that something is possible or likely.