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 Prescott, William Hickling

Frau von Lasberg, who was sniffing at her vinaigrette, looked dismayed; she had no idea of intrusting her precious health to this peasant doctor.

From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

He believes that, by intrusting the matter to a fellow countryman, he will get his boy back again.

From The Blue Lights A Detective Story by Kummer, Frederic Arnold

He was still intrusting the servant with his message when Aurora, leaning over the railing of the hallway above, called down to him, “Come right upstairs!”

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

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 Morris, Charles