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

At last, though he would not intrust me with his materials, he permitted me to work with my own; promising that, if my baubles pleased him, he would purchase them.

From Discipline by Brunton, Mary

"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

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

“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

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