entrust

/ɛnˈtrʌst/

/ɛnˈtrʌst/

Other forms: entrusted; entrusting; entrusts

To entrust is to give someone a responsibility you assume she will fulfill. If you entrust someone with the task of getting you to school on time, make sure she’s punctual.

To entrust is to let someone take care of something for you because you believe she will protect it. It could be a duty or a thing — you might entrust a nursing home with the care of your parents or entrust an accountant with your finances. Entrust is a verb that needs an object, so you always entrust with or to something. If a friend entrusts you with a secret, she trusts you not to tell.

Definitions of entrust

1. verb

   put into the care or protection of someone
   synonyms: leave

   type of:

   give, hand, hand in, pass, pass on, reach, turn over

   place into the hands or custody of
2. verb

   confer a trust upon
   “The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”

   synonyms: commit, confide, intrust, trust

   types:

   commend

   give to in charge

   charge, consign

   give over to another for care or safekeeping

   recommit

   commit again

   obligate

   commit in order to fulfill an obligation

   pledge

   give as a guarantee

   hock, pawn, soak

   leave as a guarantee in return for money

   check

   hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping

   check

   consign for shipment on a vehicle

   type of:

   give, hand, hand in, pass, pass on, reach, turn over

   place into the hands or custody of