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
Recent Examples on the Web
More than 4,000 acres of state land trust land that has been entrusted to Queen Creek is ripe for development.
—
Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
The thought of entrusting your children to a non-family member is usually unheard of in many families, like mine and many others.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 2 July 2024
Peterson Farms has been entrusted to take the corn seed varietal and cultivate it into healthy grain that goes into the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass mashbills.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
In 2006, Warren Buffett entrusted the couple with more than $30 billion to disburse.
—Belinda Luscombe / Kirkland, TIME, 18 June 2024
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Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 8 July 2024
The thought of entrusting your children to a non-family member is usually unheard of in many families, like mine and many others.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 2 July 2024
Peterson Farms has been entrusted to take the corn seed varietal and cultivate it into healthy grain that goes into the Heaven Hill Grain to Glass mashbills.
—Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 1 July 2024
In 2006, Warren Buffett entrusted the couple with more than $30 billion to disburse.
—Belinda Luscombe / Kirkland, TIME, 18 June 2024
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“Entrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrust. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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