entrust

en·trust

(ĕn-trŭst′) also in·trust (ĭn-)

tr.v. en·trust·ed, en·trust·ing, en·trusts also in·trust·ed or in·trust·ing or in·trusts

1. To give over (something) to another for care, protection, or performance: "He still has the aura of the priest to whom you would entrust your darkest secrets" (James Carroll).

2. To give as a trust to (someone): entrusted his aides with the task.

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entrust

(ɪnˈtrʌst) or

intrust

vb (tr)

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

enˈtrustment, inˈtrustment n

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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en•trust

(ɛnˈtrʌst)

v.t.

1. to give a trust or responsibility to (fol. by with).

2. to place in trust for protection, care, or handling (fol. by to).

[1595–1605]

en•trust′ment, n.

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entrust

Past participle: entrusted
Gerund: entrusting

Imperative

entrust

entrust

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	entrust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" intrust, confide, commit, trust commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you" hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage" recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody" obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
	2.	entrust - put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" leave hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

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entrust

intrust

verb

1. give custody of, trust, deliver, commit, delegate, hand over, turn over, confide, commend, consign her reluctance to entrust her children to the care of someone else

2. assign, charge, trust, invest, authorize They are prepared to entrust him with the leadership of the party.

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entrust

also intrust
verb

1. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:

commend, commit, confide, consign, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust, turn over.

Idiom: give in trust.

2. To place a trust upon:

charge, trust.

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Translations

يَعْهَدُ إلى، يَفي، يُكَلِّف

betro

anvertrauenempfehlen

αναθέτωεμπιστεύομαι

confierconfier à qqncharger

trúa fyrir

affidare

uzticēt

toevertrouwen

вверятьвручить

emanet etmek

委托

entrust

[ɪnˈtrʌst] VT to entrust sth to sb; entrust sb with sth → confiar algo a algn

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entrust

[ɪnˈtrʌst] vt
to entrust sth to sb → confier qch à qn
to entrust sb with sth → charger qn de qch

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entrust

vt → anvertrauen (to sb jdm); to entrust a child to somebody’s care → ein Kind jds Obhut anvertrauen; to entrust somebody with a task → jdn mit einer Aufgabe betrauen; to entrust somebody with money/a secret → jdm Geld/ein Geheimnis anvertrauen

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entrust

[ɪnˈtrʌst] vt to entrust sth to sb
to entrust sb with sth → affidare qc a qn

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

entrust

(inˈtrast) verb

to give into the care of another; to trust (somebody with something). I entrusted this secret to her; I entrusted her with the duty of locking up. toevertrou يَعْهَدُ إلى، يَفي، يُكَلِّف поверчвам confiar svěřit; pověřit anvertrauen betro; overlade ansvaret for εμπιστεύομαι κτ. σε κπ. confiar (kellelegi) usaldama سپردن به؛ اطمینان کردن به antaa jonkun vastuulle confier à qqn לְהַפקִיד בִּידֵי न्यस्त करना povjeriti megbíz mempercayakan trúa (e-m) fyrir affidare ゆだねる 맡기다, 위탁하다 patikėti uzticēt amanahkan toevertrouwenbetro powierzać ور سپارل، ورپه لاس كول، ور پرېښوول confiar a încredinţa вверять zveriť; poveriť zaupati poveriti anförtro มอบความรับผิดชอบให้ emanet etmek 委託 довіряти, доручати کسی معتبر شخص کو ذمہ دار کرنا giao phó 委托

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