This is the 12238th most frequent German word.
verdächtigen
To suspect.
In this sentence, 'verdächtigen' is used as a verb meaning 'to suspect someone,' highlighting suspicion toward an action being concealed.
Ich verdächtige ihn, etwas zu verheimlichen.
I suspect him of hiding something.
Here, 'verdächtigen' is in the passive form, indicating that the suspicion was directed toward the subject without assigning specific blame.
Sie wurde ungerecht verdächtigt.
She was unfairly suspected.
In this context, 'verdächtigen' is used formally to describe the act of suspecting someone in an official capacity.