- (v.t.) To suspect; to dread.
- (v.i.) To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.
- (v.t.) Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.
- (v.t.) To give or grant amiss.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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