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overtrust

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɹʌst/

overtrust verb: to trust too much.

Verb

overtrust (third-person singular simple present overtrusts, present participle overtrusting, simple past and past participle overtrusted)

  1. To trust too much.
    • Some there are, that do so overtrust their leaders' eyes1649, Joseph Hall, Resolutions and Decisions of Divers Practicall cases of Conscience

Noun

IPA/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌtɹʌst/

overtrust (uncountable)

  1. excessive trust

Forms of overtrust

third-person singular presentovertrusts
present participleovertrusting
past participleovertrusted
pastovertrusted

Origin of overtrust

From over- + trust.

Questions about overtrust

What does overtrust mean?
Overtrust means to trust too much.
What part of speech is overtrust?
Overtrust can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce overtrust?
Overtrust is pronounced /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɹʌst/.
What is the past tense of overtrust?
The past tense of overtrust is overtrusted.

Words near overtrust in the dictionary

  1. overtrue
  2. overtrump
  3. overtrumped
  4. overtrumping
  5. overtrumps
  6. overtrust
  7. overtrusted
  8. overtrustful
  9. overtrusting
  10. overtrusts
  11. overtruthful

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