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

But he took care not to intrust his gift to the concierge, for if he did he knew that his servant would certainly be told of it.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Kock, Charles Paul de

She had dropped into familiarity of speech with him, but he, still hopeful of persuading her to intrust a profitable r�clame to him, continued to treat her formally.

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

"If you will intrust me with the key of your valise, I will bring them over with me to-morrow."

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

But this gave her a claim on him, and she knew he would not trifle with any commission she should intrust to him.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

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