intrust
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Definition
Verb: - To confer a trust upon someone; to give someone the responsibility for something or someone, often with a sense of confidence in their care or honesty. It implies a formal or serious act of handing over something valuable (like a secret, a task, or a person) for safekeeping or management.
Usage
The verb "intrust" is used with an object (the thing or person being given) and is often followed by the preposition "to" or "with." - Intrust something to someone: This structure emphasizes the recipient of the responsibility. - Intrust someone with something: This structure emphasizes the person being given the responsibility.
Examples
Advanced Usage
- Legal/Formal Contexts: "Intrust" is often found in formal, legal, or literary contexts. In modern everyday English, "entrust" is the far more common spelling, but "intrust" carries the same meaning and is considered a correct, though less frequent, variant.
- The will intrusts the estate to the eldest son.
Variants and Related Words
- Entrust (v.): The standard and more common modern spelling of "intrust." Both words are synonyms and can be used interchangeably.
- He entrusted his savings to the bank.
- Trust (v.): A broader term meaning to believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. "Intrust/entrust" is a more specific action that results from this feeling of trust.
- I trust you to make the right decision. (This expresses confidence.)
- I intrust/entrust this decision to you. (This is the act of formally giving the responsibility based on that confidence.)
Synonyms
- Commit: To give in charge or trust.
- He committed the documents to the lawyer's care.
- Confide: To tell something secret or personal to someone you trust. It can be similar when referring to entrusting information.
- She confided her fears to her friend.
- Delegate: To give (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior. This focuses more on assignment of duty than on safekeeping.
- The manager delegated the report to her assistant.
Phrasal Verbs
(No common phrasal verbs are formed directly with "intrust.")
Related Idioms
- To place/put one's trust in someone: This idiom expresses the feeling of confidence that underlies the act of intrusting.
- She placed her trust in the new security system.
- In good hands: An idiom describing a situation where something or someone has been safely intrusted to a capable person.
- Don't worry, your project is in good hands with her.
Verb
- confer a trust upon
- The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
- I commit my soul to God