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Definition of entrust verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

entrust

verb
 
/ɪnˈtrʌst/
 
/ɪnˈtrʌst/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they entrust
 
/ɪnˈtrʌst/
 
/ɪnˈtrʌst/
he / she / it entrusts
 
/ɪnˈtrʌsts/
 
/ɪnˈtrʌsts/
past simple entrusted
 
/ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/
 
/ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/
past participle entrusted
 
/ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/
 
/ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/
-ing form entrusting
 
/ɪnˈtrʌstɪŋ/
 
/ɪnˈtrʌstɪŋ/
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  1. to make somebody responsible for doing something or taking care of somebody
    • entrust A (to B) He entrusted the task to his nephew.
    • The rebuilding of London’s churches was entrusted to the brilliant young architect, Christopher Wren.
    • His mother entrusted him to doctors at Charing Cross hospital.
    • entrust B with A He entrusted his nephew with the task.
See entrust in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee entrust in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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