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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

/ ɪˈٰʌ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٰܲٳԳ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٰܲmԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrust1

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

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It will end with a final commendation - a concluding prayer where the pontiff will be formally entrusted to God.

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The service will end with prayers for Pope Francis and a final commendation - a concluding prayer where the Pope will be formally entrusted to God.

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As someone who has never slowed down and never stopped looking ahead, Gurr is asked what his message would be to those entrusted with ensuring that Disneyland is prepared for its next 70 years.

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He revealed in late 2022 that, soon after his election almost a decade before, he had entrusted a prewritten resignation letter to a senior Vatican official in case he was ever too incapacitated to serve.

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“My team is honored that the President entrusted us to lead the declassification efforts and to shine a long-overdue light on the truth. I extend my deepest thanks for Bobby Kennedy and his families’ support.”

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