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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 yvlog Forms

  • ·ٰܲmԳ noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of entrust1

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

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“This moment is about the county taking the dollars that taxpayers have entrusted to us and investing them in what works,” said Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, who spearheaded the plan.

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“It scales back LAHSA, and it says that the county is now taking authority over the money that is entrusted to it by this ballot measure. It is the county’s money.”

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“This is to say that while the majority of the damage is on private land, it’s insane to entrust private citizens with public health.”

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"Anthony Pierce was a man entrusted to preside over christenings, funerals, weddings and prayers," she added.

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“After being impressed by the company’s L.A. premiere of “The Road to Mecca,” Fugard entrusted Stephen Sachs with the world premiere of “Exits and Entrances.”

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