intrust

[ in-truhst ]

verb (used with object)

, in·trust·ed in·trust·ing.

1. a less common variant of entrust.

intrust

/ ɪnˈtrʌst /

verb

1. a less common spelling of entrust

Derived Forms

• inˈtrustment, noun

Example Sentences

“A soldier, is he?” said Mrs. Gainsborough, regarding the grave bearded man to whose care they were intrusted.

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She, being unable to walk, had been left behind by the carelessness or haste of Rassam, to whom the business had been intrusted by Theodore.

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For the suppression of this effective method of missionary work the Inquisition was intrusted with a censorship of literature, to which further reference will be made hereafter.

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Bill Tice had done the errand which Mr. Grizzle intrusted to him.

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Thus intrusted with responsibility for the fate of mankind, it was necessary that the Church should possess the powers and the machinery requisite for the due discharge of a trust so unspeakably important.

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Related Words

• allocate
• charge
• engage
• give
• hold
• invest
• offer
• promise
• send