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entrust
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en·trust  (n-trst) also in·trust (n-)
tr.v. en·trust·ed also in·trust·ed, en·trust·ing also in·trust·ing, en·trusts also 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. See Synonyms at commit.

entrust, intrust [ɪnˈtrʌst]
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
entrustment , intrustment 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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.entrustentrust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
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"
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"

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.
Translations
entrust [ɪnˈtrʌst] VT to entrust sth to sb; entrust sb with sthconfiar algo a algn

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

entrust
vtanvertrauen (to sb jdm); to entrust a child to somebody’s careein Kind jds Obhut anvertrauen; to entrust somebody with a taskjdn mit einer Aufgabe betrauen; to entrust somebody with money/a secretjdm Geld/ein Geheimnis anvertrauen

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

entrust
v entrust [inˈtrast]
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 svěřit; pověřit betro; overlade ansvaret for anvertrauen 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 toevertrouwen betro powierzać 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


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