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Entrust (Verb)

Meaning 1

Put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child in the nurse's care".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

  • The documents were entrusted to the lawyer for safekeeping while the client was overseas.
  • The teacher asked the head boy to entrust the new student with showing the class schedule and finding his way around school.
  • She entrusted her broker with making the investment decisions for her retirement fund.
  • He left his ailing mother in the care of a nurse while he went to run some errands.
  • The company's founder entrusted his loyal employees to oversee the daily operations after he stepped down from the position.

Synonyms

  • Leave

Hypernyms

  • Pass On
  • Give
  • Turn Over
  • Hand
  • Reach

Meaning 2

Confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

  • The company will entrust a team of expert engineers with the responsibility of designing the new bridge.
  • She entrusted her will to her lawyer, instructing him to read it after her death.
  • As the head of the family, he felt it necessary to entrust his younger brother with the care of their ailing mother.
  • The investors entrusted a management firm with the task of overseeing their portfolio.
  • I entrust my children to their teacher while I am at work, knowing they are in good hands.

Synonyms

  • Commit
  • Confide
  • Trust
  • Intrust

Hypernyms

  • Pass On
  • Give
  • Turn Over
  • Hand
  • Reach

Hyponyms

  • Charge
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