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en·trust
 entrust
- pronunciation:
- ihn
truhst
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
entrusted, entrusting, entrusts |
| definition 1: |
to assign or hand over to someone, as for care, protection, or execution.
She entrusted the preparations to her secretary.- synonyms:
- consign, delegate, trust
- similar words:
- assign, charge, check, commend, commit, confide, depute, hand over
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| definition 2: |
to assign or hand over something or some task to (a person, group, or the like) as a responsibility.
The nurse entrusted the orderly with his patient.- synonyms:
- charge
- similar words:
- commend, commit, delegate, trust
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| related words: |
grant, mandate, refer, set |
| derivation: |
entrustment (n.) |
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