entrust
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verb (used with object)
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to commit (something) in trust to; confide, as for care, use, or performance: to entrust a secret, money, powers, or work to another.
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entrust or intrust (ɪnˈtrʌst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
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| usage It is usually considered incorrect to talk about entrusting someone to do something: the army cannot be trusted (not entrusted) to carry out orders | |
| intrust or intrust | |
| —vb | |
| usage It is usually considered incorrect to talk about entrusting someone to do something: the army cannot be trusted (not entrusted) to carry out orders | |
| en'trustment or intrust | |
| —n | |
| in'trustment or intrust | |
| —n | |
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Entrust
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
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Example sentences
Customers must be convinced that they can entrust their business to the software.
Leasing companies entrust plate ownership to their lessees.
Many state and local governments, however, continue to entrust social services to profit-driven companies.
To entrust someone with buying or selling that home should not be a leap of faith.
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