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to intrust

to intrust

7.7
To give someone an important thing or job to look after
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtrʌst/
  • Archaic
translation icon : confiar
  • After careful consideration, they decided to intrust the management of the estate to a reputable firm.

Examples

  • She chose to intrust her family heirlooms to her sister while she traveled abroad.

  • The genius of republican liberty seems to demand on one side not only that all power should be derived from the people, but that those intrusted with it should be kept by a short duration of their appointments; and that even during this short period the trust should be placed not in a few, but a number of hands.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The teacher decided to intrust the students with the keys to the classroom during their project work.

Synonyms

to trust
vsto intrust
∞ 1.0

To believe someone will do what they say

involves giving someone care or valuables, not only believing in them
to commit
vsto intrust
139 3.3

To put someone or something into another person's care

is used for assigning responsibility including personal protection or custody
to entrust
vsto intrust
87 4.1

To give someone the job of looking after something or someone

focuses more on placing confidence and valuables in another's care
to betrust
vsto intrust
  • Archaic
9.9

Give something to someone to take care of

places confidence or valuables with someone rather than only assigning duty

Antonyms

to withhold
210 5.1

Refuse to give something someone wants or needs

How Responsible

to delegate
45 3.7
to intrust
  • Archaic
7.7
to assign
487 2.7
to give
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

intrust infinitive
intrusted past
intrusted past participle
intrusting present participle
intrusts third person singular

Morphology

intrust = trust (semi-transparent) = in + trust

Meaning is derivable from 'trust' plus a prefix meaning 'put into' (historically en-/in-), but the spelling 'in-' is nonstandard and may be confused with the negative prefix 'in-'.

Etymology

Intrust comes from in- meaning 'into' and trust meaning 'belief in someone'. So to intrust something is to put it 'into' someone's care or responsibility, like the more common word entrust.