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entrusting

VERB

give custody, authority to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate assign authorize commend commit confer confide hand over impose invest relegate trust turn over

STRONG

allot bank charge consign count delegate deliver depend reckon rely

WEAK

bend an ear deposit with leave with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny hold keep

STRONG

retain withhold

Example Sentences

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"It's inhumane. We've been entrusting him to the centre," Noorman said.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

As these concerns mount, few in the industry have addressed the character of their AI models in quite the same way as 5-year-old Anthropic: by entrusting a single person with so much of the task.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

He flies around Texas in a private jet, but it belongs to the much wealthier people entrusting him to handle their business.

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025

So Musselman took “a leap of faith,” entrusting things would be different with Rice.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

Then she places all the books next to me, very carefully, like they are precious rubies she is entrusting to me.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar