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entrust

Sometimes ·ٰܲ

[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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • entrustment noun
  • ˈٰܲٳԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of entrust1

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

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After exhausting virtually all their other starting pitching alternatives to this point, the Dodgers are finally entrusting Ben Casparius with a starting role.

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"I will do my utmost to fulfil the great responsibility and mission entrusted to me, so as not to disappoint the expectations of our people," Lee told reporters.

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“To be met with a lack of accountability from those entrusted to uphold justice is not only heartbreaking — it is terrifying.”

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“Police officers are entrusted with protecting the public, not harming them.”

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John Axford, chairperson of the auction house, said it was an "honour to be entrusted to sell the two pieces" and they anticipate interest from around the world.

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