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entrust

[ en-truhst ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust:
We entrusted him with our lives.
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

usually foll by with to invest or charge (with a duty, responsibility, etc)
often foll by to to put into the care or protection of someone

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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

enˈtrustment, noun

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Other Words From

en·trustment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrust¹

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

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