en·trust

[en-truhst]
verb (used with object)
1.
to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust: We entrusted him with our lives.
2.
to commit (something) in trust to; confide, as for care, use, or performance: to entrust a secret, money, powers, or work to another.
Also, intrust.


Origin:
1595–1605; en-1 + trust

en·trust·ment, noun
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entrust or intrust (ɪnˈtrʌst) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  (usually foll by with) to invest or charge (with a duty, responsibility, etc)
2.  (often foll by to) to put into the care or protection of someone
 
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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Word Origin & History

entrust
c.1600, from en- "make, put in" + trust (v.).
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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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