entrusted also intrusted; entrusting also intrusting; entrusts also intrusts
1
: to confer a trust on
especially
: to deliver something in trust to
2
: to commit to another with confidence
Examples of entrust in a Sentence
She was entrusted with the job of organizing the reception.
we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings
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Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 27 Oct. 2024
Taxpayers entrust this obscure unit of government with a budget of about $1.4 billion each year to cover these services.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2024
In our roles, we're entrusted not just with managing the inflows and outflows of capital but with ensuring that each rupee, dollar or euro invested generates a return commensurate with its cost.
—Pankaj Vasani, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Miriam is entrusted with the tarsier Fitzgeraldo, while Max, deeply in love, is given the owl Muriel.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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entrust
verb
en·trust
in-ˈtrəst 
1
: to give into the care of another
entrust your savings to a bank
2
: to give custody, care, or charge of something to
entrust a bank with your savings
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