atrist

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verb

To trust.

Scrabble 6

Meanings

verbatrist (third-person singular simple present atrists, present participle atristing, simple past and past participle atristed)

present singular third person atrists · participle present atristing · participle past atristed · past atristed

  1. obsoleteraretransitiveTo trust.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtristen
  2. Englishatrist

From a- + trist (“to trust”), from Middle English tristen, variant of trusten (“to trust”). More at trust.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atrist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atrist.

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