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 Words From

• en·trustment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of entrust¹

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

Example Sentences

The nurse told another colleague "if she were my daughter, I would’ve drowned her at birth" in reference to someone she was entrusted with taking care of.

From BBC

Over a dozen major appointments, some of which will require Senate approval, offer a clearer picture of the team entrusted to drive his agenda as he returns to the White House.

From BBC

He has said that he’s really proud of the film and admires Stewart’s courage in entrusting him to make it.

From Los Angeles Times

The conversation is the second time in a week that the president-elect has entrusted Musk with a key diplomatic conversation.

From Salon

Is your wife the one entrusted to tell you if things start getting soft?

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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