entrust

[ en-truhst ]

verb (used with object)

1. to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust:

   We entrusted him with our lives.

2. to commit (something) in trust to; confide, as for care, use, or performance:

   to entrust a secret, money, powers, or work to another.

entrust

/ ɪnˈtrʌst /

verb

1. usually foll by with to invest or charge (with a duty, responsibility, etc)
2. often foll by to to put into the care or protection of someone

Usage

It is usually considered incorrect to talk about entrusting someone to do something: the army cannot be trusted (not entrusted ) to carry out orders

Derived Forms

• enˈtrustment, noun

Other Word Forms

• en·trustment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrust¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; en- ¹ + trust

Example Sentences

Some neighbours had entrusted him with their belongings, and he decided to stay to protect them - a decision that cost him his life.

From BBC

It was at Anfield where he made his mark, coming on after 67 minutes to deliver a performance of remarkable maturity, capping it by being entrusted with the spot-kick that sent PSG through.

From BBC

With the frustrating Russell gone, Redick became the first Lakers coach to fully entrust Reaves with the role as the team’s third option.

From Los Angeles Times

"I entrusted Rifaat to God every time he went out to work," she says.

From BBC

It was a "unique situation to be in when you're entrusted with portraying somebody that's sitting right across from you", Jarvis said, about having the person he was playing actually on set.

From BBC

Related Words

• allocate
• assign
• authorize
• commend
• commit
• confer
• confide
• hand over
• impose
• invest
• relegate
• trust
• turn over