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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

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

To consign or intrust to the care of another, as agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant in Baltimore.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

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