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Definitions

intrust

[in-truhst] / ɪnˈtrʌst /
VERB
commit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allocate charge engage give hold invest offer promise send
STRONG
allot apportion authorize commend commission confide consign convey delegate deliver deposit depute deputize destine dispatch employ empower ice imprison institutionalize move ordain relegate remove shift submit transfer vest
WEAK
confer trust depend upon give to do grant authority hand over leave to make responsible for put away put in the hands of rely upon turn over to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cancel keep let go refuse release take withhold
STRONG
conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade fix hide reject remain retain retract stay
WEAK
cease desist end idle keep from loaf rest stop wait

Example Sentences

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What you told me about Jeths intrust made good readin.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

"Because," she replied, "Lir no longer loves thee; and he does not wish to intrust his children to thee, lest thou shouldst harm them."

From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown

“I think I won’t tell anybody about you except the lady to whose care I am going to intrust you.”

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton

She knew that she might safely intrust me with this permission; secure that, even if my resolutions were good, they would be ineffective.

From Discipline by Brunton, Mary

Will she intrust her happiness to my keeping, and change the darkest shadow that ever lowered over my life into a gleam of unspeakable brightness?

From Barrington Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James