entrust
[en-
truhst
]
/ɛnˈtrʌst/
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.
Also,
intrust
.
Origin
1595-1605;
en-
1
+
trust
Related forms
entrustment,
noun
Examples from the web for
entrust
It's really something to
entrust
your children to someone with as much influence and authority as a schoolteacher.
To
entrust
someone with buying or selling that home should not be a leap of faith.
Essentially, they have to do it, because otherwise no one will
entrust
valuable bits to their cable system.
The day-care centers that millions of parents
entrust
their children to harbor a hidden danger.
He has done little to dispel the impression that he will be content to
entrust
the entire subject to a team of senior advisers.
It is dangerous to
entrust
your company, your personal information or indeed your life to a system that is full of security holes.
Customers must be convinced that they can
entrust
their business to the software.
They will make it easy for you to
entrust
your information with them.
Many state and local governments, however, continue to
entrust
social services to profit-driven companies.
Unable to
entrust
his sense of himself to this place, he resists measuring himself against its values and goals.
British Dictionary definitions for
entrust
entrust
/
ɪnˈtrʌst
/
verb
(
transitive
)
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
Derived Forms
entrustment,
intrustment,
noun
Usage note
It is usually considered incorrect to talk about
entrusting
someone
to do
something:
the army cannot be trusted
(not
entrusted
)
to carry out orders
Word Origin and History for
entrust
v.
c.1600, from
en-
(1) "make, put in" +
trust
(v.). Related:
Entrusted
;
entrusting
.