Doubted

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Doubt \Doubt\ (dout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doubted}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Doubting}.] [OE. duten, douten, OF. duter, doter,
     douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare; akin to dubius doubtful.
     See {Dubious}.]
     1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as
        to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to


        be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the
        affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.
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              Even in matters divine, concerning some things, we
              may lawfully doubt, and suspend our judgment.
                                                    --Hooker.
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              To try your love and make you doubt of mine.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive. [Obs.]
  
     Syn: To waver; vacillate; fluctuate; hesitate; demur;
          scruple; question.
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