ENTRUST

entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit

(verb) confer a trust upon; “The messenger was entrusted with the general’s secret”; “I commit my soul to God”

entrust, leave

(verb) put into the care or protection of someone; “He left the decision to his deputy”; “leave your child in the nurse’s care”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

entrust (third-person singular simple present entrusts, present participle entrusting, simple past and past participle entrusted)

(transitive) To trust to the care of.

Usage notes

See usage note at commit.

Anagrams

• Ruttens, nutters, test run, testrun, turnest

Source: Wiktionary


En*trust", v. t.

Definition: See Intrust.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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