Definition for TRUST

TRUST, v.t.

  1. To place confidence in; to rely on. We can not trust those who have deceived us. He that trusts every one without reserve, will at last be deceived. Rambler.
  2. To believe; to credit. Trust me, you look well.
  3. To commit to the care of, in confidence. Trust your Maker with yourself and all your concerns.
  4. To venture confidently. Fool'd by thee, to trust thee from my side. Milton.
  5. To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment. The merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods to the value of of millions. It is happier to be sometimes cheated, than not to trust. Rambler.

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