intrust Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb confer a trust upon
    confide; entrust; trust; commit.
    • The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
    • I commit my soul to God

WordNet


In*trust" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Intrusted, present participle & verbal noun Intrusting
Definitions
  1. To deliver (something) to another in trust; to deliver to (another) something in trust; to commit or surrender (something) to another with a certain confidence regarding his care, use, or disposal of it; as, to intrust a servant with one's money or intrust money or goods to a servant. Syn. -- To commit; consign; confide. See Commit.

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