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From Middle English betrusten, bitristen, equivalent to be- (on, upon) +‎ trust.

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betrust (third-person singular simple present betrusts, present participle betrusting, simple past and past participle betrusted)

  1. (transitive, archaic) To trust; place confidence in (a person).
  2. (transitive, archaic) To entrust.

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