· the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing"

Hypernym(s): basic_cognitive_process

· accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"

Hypernym(s): accept

Antonym(s): disbelieve

· judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

Synonym(s): think, consider, conceive

Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge

· be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"

Synonym(s): trust

Hypernym(s): expect, anticipate

· follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"

Hypernym(s): believe

· credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"

Hypernym(s): credit