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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | trust, rely on |
| Synonyms: | accept, accredit, admit, affirm, attach weight to, be certain of, be convinced of, be credulous, be of the opinion, buy*, conceive, conclude, consider, count on, credit, deem, fall for, give credence to, have, have faith in, have no doubt, hold, keep the faith, lap up, place confidence in, posit, postulate, presume true, presuppose, reckon on, regard, rest assured, suppose, swallow*, swear by, take as gospel, take at one's word, take for granted, take it, think, trust, understand |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rely |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have confidence in |
| Synonyms: | await, bank, be confident of, be sure of, believe in, bet, bet bottom dollar on, build, calculate, commit, confide, count, depend, entrust, expect, gamble on, have faith in, hope, lay money on, lean, look, reckon, ride on coattails, swear by, trust |
| Notes: | depend is invoked when the expectation is that the person will provide something that need not involved physical activity, whereas rely is used when the person is needed to physically do something |
| Antonyms: | be independent, distrust, doubt |
| Main Entry: | swear by |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be certain, recommend |
| Synonyms: | advocate, back, bank on, be satisfied with, believe in, compliment, depend on it, endorse, go on the record for, have faith in, plug*, praise, put in a good word, speak highly of, speak well of, stand by, suggest, think highly of, vouch for |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | trust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, place confidence in |
| Synonyms: | accredit, assume, bank on, be convinced, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build on, calculate on, confide in, count on, depend on, expect, gamble on, have faith in, hope, imagine, lay money on, lean on, look to, place confidence in, place trust in, presume, reckon on, rely upon, suppose, surmise, swear by, take, take at face value, think likely |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, mistrust |
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| Main Entry: | credit |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
accredited, bailable, chalked up, credential, creditable, credited, crediting
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| Concept: | Credit. |
| Category: | 4. Monetary Relations |
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-nouns
credit, trust, tick, score, tally, account., letter of credit, circular note; duplicate; mortgage, lien, debenture, paper credit, floating capital; draft, lettre de creance, securities., creditor, lender, lessor, mortgagee; dun; usurer.
-verbs
keep an account with, run up an account with; intrust, credit, accredit., place to one's credit, place to one's account; give credit, take credit; fly a kite.
-adjectives
crediting, credited; accredited.
-adverbs
on credit; to the account of, to the credit of; a compte.
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| Antonyms: | debt |
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