intrust


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in·trust

 (ĭn-trŭst′)
v.
Variant of entrust.
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intrust

(ɪnˈtrʌst)
vb
a less common spelling of entrust
inˈtrustment n
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en•trust

(ɛnˈtrʌst)

v.t.
1. to give a trust or responsibility to (fol. by with).
2. to place in trust for protection, care, or handling (fol. by to).
[1595–1605]
en•trust′ment, n.
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intrust


Past participle: intrusted
Gerund: intrusting

Imperative
intrust
intrust
Present
I intrust
you intrust
he/she/it intrusts
we intrust
you intrust
they intrust
Preterite
I intrusted
you intrusted
he/she/it intrusted
we intrusted
you intrusted
they intrusted
Present Continuous
I am intrusting
you are intrusting
he/she/it is intrusting
we are intrusting
you are intrusting
they are intrusting
Present Perfect
I have intrusted
you have intrusted
he/she/it has intrusted
we have intrusted
you have intrusted
they have intrusted
Past Continuous
I was intrusting
you were intrusting
he/she/it was intrusting
we were intrusting
you were intrusting
they were intrusting
Past Perfect
I had intrusted
you had intrusted
he/she/it had intrusted
we had intrusted
you had intrusted
they had intrusted
Future
I will intrust
you will intrust
he/she/it will intrust
we will intrust
you will intrust
they will intrust
Future Perfect
I will have intrusted
you will have intrusted
he/she/it will have intrusted
we will have intrusted
you will have intrusted
they will have intrusted
Future Continuous
I will be intrusting
you will be intrusting
he/she/it will be intrusting
we will be intrusting
you will be intrusting
they will be intrusting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been intrusting
you have been intrusting
he/she/it has been intrusting
we have been intrusting
you have been intrusting
they have been intrusting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been intrusting
you will have been intrusting
he/she/it will have been intrusting
we will have been intrusting
you will have been intrusting
they will have been intrusting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been intrusting
you had been intrusting
he/she/it had been intrusting
we had been intrusting
you had been intrusting
they had been intrusting
Conditional
I would intrust
you would intrust
he/she/it would intrust
we would intrust
you would intrust
they would intrust
Past Conditional
I would have intrusted
you would have intrusted
he/she/it would have intrusted
we would have intrusted
you would have intrusted
they would have intrusted
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.intrust - confer a trust uponintrust - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
commend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"
hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody"
obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

intrust

see entrust
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

entrust

also intrust
verb
1. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:
Idiom: give in trust.
2. To place a trust upon:
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You tell 'em he ain't gwine to live long--en dat's de fac', too--en tell 'em you'll pay 'em intrust, en big intrust, too--ten per--what you call it?"
Den you take and sell yo' truck aroun', a little at a time, en pay de intrust. How long will it las'?"
"Where did they see him?" says the old man; and when I looked up to see how HE come to take an intrust in a little thing like that, his eyes was just burning into me, he was that eager.
He only said, "Um," in a kind of a disappointed way, and didn't take no more intrust. So I went on.
"I have intrusted them to the care of Cornelius van Baerle, my godson, whom you know, and who lives at Dort."
You have intrusted him with this fatal secret; it will be his ruin, poor soul!"
Whether there ought to be a federal government intrusted with the care of the common defense, is a question in the first instance, open for discussion; but the moment it is decided in the affirmative, it will follow, that that government ought to be clothed with all the powers requisite to complete execution of its trust.
Every view we may take of the subject, as candid inquirers after truth, will serve to convince us, that it is both unwise and dangerous to deny the federal government an unconfined authority, as to all those objects which are intrusted to its management.
He lived greatly respected for his piety, and not a little distinguished as a sectary; was intrusted by his associates with many important political stations; and died just in time to escape the knowledge of his own poverty.
He had served with fidelity and courage, and having been, according to the custom of the provinces, intrusted with commands much superior to those to which he was entitled by rank, with reputation also.
The command of the ship was intrusted to Jonathan Thorn, of New York, a lieutenant in the United States navy, on leave of absence.
Astor, though intrusted to them in confidence, and dependent, in a great measure, upon secrecy at the outset for its success, and inquired whether they, as British subjects, could lawfully engage in it.