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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Why should the state be held to a lesser standard than private institutions or organizations, especially when some of the state’s most vulnerable children were entrusted to the state’s care for guidance, treatment and rehabilitation?
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Diana Philip, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
Means are entrusted to all of government, but most especially to the Judiciary by the Constitution itself.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Police released a photo of this caiman pictured in a makeshift tank, and entrusted the animal to the RSPCA, Britain’s largest animal welfare charity.
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But Germany’s staunch reluctance to issue debt has limited the availability of bonds for investors seeking another place to entrust savings.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Diana Philip, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
Means are entrusted to all of government, but most especially to the Judiciary by the Constitution itself.
—Time Staff, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
Police released a photo of this caiman pictured in a makeshift tank, and entrusted the animal to the RSPCA, Britain’s largest animal welfare charity.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
But Germany’s staunch reluctance to issue debt has limited the availability of bonds for investors seeking another place to entrust savings.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Entrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrust. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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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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