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entrust(dictionary)

entrust (iou)



entrust verb trans. . E17.
[from EN-1, IN-2 + TRUST noun.]
Invest with a trust; give (a person etc.) the responsibility for a task, a valuable object, etc. Foll. by with; (arch.) in, to do; for, formerly also absol. E17.
L. Bruce I was entrusted with the unromantic job of weeding. G. Greene He was going to entrust him with what amounted to his life.
Commit the safety of (a thing or person) or the execution of (a task) to a person, a thing, etc. E17.
N. Mosley You should not entrust the administration of details to subordinates. A. Brookner Sofka had paid a..visit to Mr Cariani before entrusting the girls to his..tuition.
entrustment noun (a) the action of entrusting; the fact of being entrusted; (b) a position of trust; a duty with which one is entrusted: M17.