intrusting
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The emperor was not slow in discerning the extraordinary qualities of the youth; and he showed it by intrusting him, as he grew older, with various important commissions.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by William Hickling Prescott
Jefferson Davis saw the mistake he had made in intrusting important interests to political generals.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris
Were Bluebeard to do me the honor of intrusting me with his keys, I should spend a pleasant half-hour speculating on his family affairs.
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
The English Admiralty has for two summers detailed a vessel admirably fitted for such purposes, intrusting the scientific direction of the expedition to Dr. Carpenter, Professor Thomson, and Mr. Jeffreys.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
On selling out, Captain Dutton had honorably paid every farthing he owed in the world before intrusting the remainder of his capital to the unprincipled Smith; and now this upright conduct was its own reward.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol III, No 13, 1851 by Various
