entrust

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈtrʌst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛnˈtrʌst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(en trust)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•trust /ɛnˈtrʌst/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to give something for safekeeping to (someone):[+ object + with + object]She entrusted me with the money.
  2. to place (something) in trust:[+ object + to + object]She entrusted the money to me.
en•trust•ment, n. [uncountable]]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•trust  (en trust),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  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. 
  • en-1 + trust 1595–1605
en•trustment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
entrust, intrust / ɪnˈtrʌst/ (transitive)
  1. (usually followed by with) to invest or charge (with a duty, responsibility, etc)
  2. (often followed by to) to put into the care or protection of someone
enˈtrustment, inˈtrustment
'entrust' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: entrust her with the [project, mission, task, operation, money], was entrusted with the [project], entrust your [life, savings, safety] to, more...

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