Deduce and Suspect

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Deduce verb - To form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information.

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Suspect is a synonym for deduce. In some cases you can use "Suspect" instead a verb "Deduce".

Nearby Words: deduction, deductive, deducing

Suspect verb - To form an opinion from little or no evidence.

Usage example: we suspected that the runaway was a little younger than the 16 she claimed to be—more like 13

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Deduce is a synonym for suspect in be of the opinion topic. Sometimes you can use "Deduce" instead a verb "Suspect".

Nearby Words: suspected, suspecting

connection	deduce connection	suspect connection
part	deduce part	suspect part
truth	deduce truth	suspect truth
name	deduce name	suspect name
Other words: presence, situation, time, plan, identity, existence, murderer.

Later that same incident is used by Near to deduce Kira's identity to be Chief Soichiro's son, Light—because why else would the Chief kill himself after killing the suspect?

Source: Offing the Offspring
The protagonist sets out to deduce who really killed King Duncan in Macbeth (since it's never the really obvious suspect, so Macbeth must be a Red Herring).

Source: The Law of Conservation of Detail aka: Law Of Conservation Of Detail
In "No Kind Of Life," the SRU are trying to deduce the location of a suspect and Spike has worked out a way to track a transponder that happens to be among the man's possessions.

Source: Series / Flashpoint

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