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Untrust vs Entrust - What's the difference?

untrust | entrust |

As a noun untrust

is lack or absence of trust; mistrust; distrust.

As an adjective untrust

is faithless; distrustful.

As a verb entrust is

to trust to the care of.

untrust

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), (m), probably a modified form of (etyl) .

Noun

(-)
  • Lack or absence of trust; mistrust; distrust.
  • *2006 , Matthias Klusch, Michael Rovatsos, Terry R. Payne, Cooperative Information Agents X :
  • Alternatively, untrust corresponds to the space between distrust and trust, in which an agent is positively trusted, but not sufficiently to cooperate with.
  • *2009 , Kai Rannenberg, Denis Royer, AndrĂ© Deuker, The Future of Identity in the Information Society :
  • The absence of trust is sometimes called untrust' (Marsh and Dibben, 2005). As most of the trust literature focuses on the positive aspect of trust, it is restricted to the simple dichotomy between trust and ' untrust .
    (Chaucer)
  • An external port.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), (m), probably from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (lb) Faithless; distrustful.
  • (Webster 1913)

    entrust

    English

    Alternative forms

    * intrust

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To trust to the care of.
  • Usage notes

    See usage note for commit.

    Anagrams

    * *