Entrust
[ɪn'trʌst;en-] or [ɪn'trʌst]
Definition
(verb.) confer a trust upon; 'The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret'; 'I commit my soul to God'.
(verb.) put into the care or protection of someone; 'He left the decision to his deputy'; 'leave your child the nurse's care'.
Edited by Bryan--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) See Intrust.
Editor: Pasquale
Definition
v.t. to give in trust: to commission: to commit to another trusting his fidelity.—n. Entrust′ment.
Checked by Douglas
Examples
- Have you no secret you could entrust to me, with hope and comfort, if you would! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And to men like him, I said, when perfected by years and education, and to these only you will entrust the State. Plato. The Republic.
- I commit you, my kind nurse, to your uncle's care; to yours I entrust the dearest relic of my better self. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He was a penniless man, some accounts say he was a bankrupt, and his only way of securing a ship was to get someone to entrust him with a command. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- To you, Lionel, I entrust your sister and her child. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The care of that defence and support is not entrusted to them. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- I performed the errand entrusted to me, and drew out the necessary report, on the fourth day from our arrival in Paris. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- The cup was entrusted to her; for, if restless, she was also careful. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He entrusted to her keeping the treasures of his soul, his aspirations after excellence, and his plans for the improvement of mankind. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- For Heaven's sake, let us examine sacredly whether there is any wrong entrusted to us to set right. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- For these reasons, they were considered unfit to be employed generally by soldiers, and they were entrusted only to select corps of rifle shooters. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Philip confided his policy to him, and entrusted him with commands and authority by the time he was sixteen. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Like himself they had failed to grasp the necessity of entrusting the work of settlement to more specially qualified men. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- St. Clare had just been entrusting Tom with some money, and various commissions. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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