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

I smiled; I sacrificed the half-sovereign and let him go, for he is not exactly the person to whom it was advisable to intrust all the secrets relating to the Honorable Miss Snape.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. by Various

Reluctantly, Manlio felt that he could not do better than to intrust the care of his dear ones to this generous youth.

From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Garibaldi, Giuseppe

"If you will intrust me with the key of your valise, I will bring them over with me to-morrow."

From The Gipsy (Vols I & II) A Tale by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)

To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

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