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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

“A country entrusting lethal decisions to a system that doesn’t share its loyalties is taking a profound risk, even if that system is trying to be principled,” Claude added.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

“You mean aside from the fact that he broke his silence to speak to you? That he’s entrusting his story to you?”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman