entrust

To trust to the care of.

Verb

  1. To trust to the care of.
    • Can I entrust you with a secret?
    • He entrusted me his daughter.
    • He entrusts that task to her.

    Synonyms: commend commit consign

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English trust English entrust From en- + trust.

Forms

entrusts entrusting entrusted intrust

Derived

entrustee entrustment re-entrust