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entrust

verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˈtɹʌst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌst
  • CMU ARPABET: EH0 N T R AH1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To trust to the care of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Can I entrust you with a secret?
  • He entrusted me his daughter.
  • He entrusts that task to her.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: commend, commit, consign

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

confer a trust upon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
  • I commit my soul to God

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: intrust, trust, confide, commit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

Narrower terms: commend, consign, charge, recommit, obligate

3

verb

Meaning 3

put into the care or protection of someone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He left the decision to his deputy
  • leave your child the nurse's care

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leave

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give

History

Etymology

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.

Across languages

Translations

54 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: поверявам (poverjavam) — to trust to the care of
  • Bulgarian: поверя (poverja) — to trust to the care of
  • Bulgarian: доверявам (doverjavam) — to trust to the care of
  • Bulgarian: доверя (doverja) — to trust to the care of
  • Catalan: confiar — to trust to the care of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 委託 /委托 (wěituō) — to trust to the care of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 託付 /托付 (tuōfù) — to trust to the care of
  • Danish: betro — to trust to the care of
  • Dutch: toevertrouwen — to trust to the care of
  • Esperanto: konfidi — to trust to the care of
  • Esperanto: alkonfidi — to trust to the care of
  • Finnish: antaa huostaan — to trust to the care of
  • Finnish: antaa hoidettavaksi — to trust to the care of
  • Finnish: antaa tehtäväksi — to trust to the care of
  • French: confier — to trust to the care of
  • German: anvertrauen — to trust to the care of
  • Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galaubjan) — to trust to the care of
  • Greek: εμπιστεύομαι (empistévomai) — to trust to the care of
  • Ancient Greek: ἐπιτρέπω (epitrépō) — to trust to the care of
  • Hungarian: bíz — to trust to the care of
  • Hungarian: megbíz — to trust to the care of
  • Ido: konfidar — to trust to the care of
  • Indonesian: mempercayakan — to trust to the care of
  • Indonesian: menitip — to trust to the care of
  • Irish: cuir in iontaoibh — to trust to the care of
  • Irish: lig ar iontaoibh le — to trust to the care of
  • Old Irish: ad·noí — to trust to the care of
  • Italian: confidare — to trust to the care of
  • Central Kurdish: سپاردن (spardin) — to trust to the care of
  • Latin: commendō — to trust to the care of
  • Latvian: uzticēt — to trust to the care of
  • Lithuanian: patikėti — to trust to the care of
  • Middle English: recomaunden — to trust to the care of
  • Middle English: comaunden — to trust to the care of
  • Middle English: recommenden — to trust to the care of
  • Polish: powierzyć — to trust to the care of
  • Portuguese: confiar — to trust to the care of
  • Russian: доверя́ть (doverjátʹ) — to trust to the care of
  • Russian: дове́рить (dovéritʹ) — to trust to the care of
  • Spanish: encomendar — to trust to the care of
  • Spanish: confiar — to trust to the care of
  • Swedish: anförtro — to trust to the care of
  • Swedish: ombetro — to trust to the care of
  • Swedish: betro — to trust to the care of
  • Swedish: förtro — to trust to the care of
  • Telugu: ఒప్పగించు (oppagiñcu) — to trust to the care of
  • Turkish: emanet etmek — to trust to the care of
  • Ottoman Turkish: اینانمق (inanmak) — to trust to the care of
  • Ukrainian: довіря́ти (dovirjáty) — to trust to the care of
  • Ukrainian: дові́рити (dovíryty) — to trust to the care of
  • Ukrainian: доруча́ти (doručáty) — to trust to the care of
  • Ukrainian: доручи́ти (doručýty) — to trust to the care of
  • Urdu: سَون٘پْنا (sa͠upnā) — to trust to the care of
  • Urdu: سَپُرْد کَرْنا (sapurd karnā) — to trust to the care of