suspected Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb imagine to be the case or true or probable
   suspect; surmise.
   
   • I suspect he is a fugitive
   • I surmised that the butler did it
2. verb regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
   distrust; suspect; mistrust.
   
3. verb hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
   suspect.
   
   • The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks
4. adjective believed likely
   
   • a suspected thief
   • a suspected infection

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