entrusts

verb

variants also intrusts
present tense third-person singular of entrust
1
as in tasks
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings

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2
as in leaves
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation

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Recent Examples of entrusts These responsibilities are the reason society entrusts lawyers with responsibilities unlike those of any other profession. — Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 And Curry entrusts his considerable talent to Kerr, who can look at his star point guard and just about diagnose his disposition. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 10 May 2026 The host of the massacre is the powerful tycoon Chester Danforth (filmmaker David Cronenberg), a hotel and casino impresario, who entrusts the actual event planning to his adult children, twins Ursula and Titus (Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy). — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026 The Constitution entrusts Congress with the authority to declare war, ensuring that matters of armed conflict are subject to careful deliberations and democratic accountability. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 28 Feb. 2026 The crown jewel of the Constitution entrusts the war power exclusively to Congress because of the propensity of the executive branch for unprovoked aggression to aggrandize power. — Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2026 In the absence of her evil overlords, does Glinda live up to the task Elphaba entrusts her with? — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 Nov. 2025 Kalshi maintains it is protected by federal law, which entrusts the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with exclusive jurisdiction over commodities and futures exchanges. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025 Global markets rely on the Fed being insulated from political pressure, and our market entrusts the Fed with containing inflation; if the Fed's independence is lost, the way its decisions are interpreted changes, and the individual decisions that comprise our market change as well. — Isaac Saul, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusts
  1. tasks
  2. leaves
  3. trusts
  4. gives
  5. hands
  6. transfers
  7. delivers
  8. relinquishes
Verb
  • The order tasks the commission with a 120-day timeline to submit a proposal to Trump for the leadership structure, curriculum, and organizational details of the new academy.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Nonetheless, the order tasks Kennedy with coming up with options to make separate shots available.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of tasks
Verb
  • Xenex LightStrike Infections acquired inside hospitals remain a serious problem, especially when harmful germs survive on surfaces after a patient leaves a room.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Measles spreads through the air and can remain in a room for up to two hours after an infected person leaves.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of leaves
Verb
  • The Timbers are covered at center forward with Vincent Janssen signed this summer as well as Gage Guerra, a squad player the team trusts for minutes up top.
    — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the Lakers, Liverpool reached a deal this month to sell more than 30% of the club to a consortium that includes Jeff Bezos, Eduardo Saverin, Amit Bhatia and the Mittal family trusts.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of trusts
Verb
  • The delicate shape still nods to classic ballet flats, but the slight heel gives everything a little more polish, making the pairing feel less Sunday lunch with your nan and more Copenhagen Fashion Week.
    — Georgia Brown, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The deal gives the United States 55% effective output of the new private company, including an ownership stake and rights to buy oil at cost.
    — Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of gives
Verb
  • The consultant reasons by filling a notebook with calculations, then hands you a one-sentence answer, and keeps the notebook.
    — Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • One day, a stranger hands you a tablet and asks you to identify the correct words in a passage or find information in a chart.
    — Jennifer D. Kobrin, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of hands
Verb
  • That provision transfers a sibling's equity upon their death to their surviving siblings rather than their own children, incentivizing the siblings to sell during their lifetime, Janie Buss told ESPN at the time.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • His chance at glory now past, a father transfers wrestling dreams to his 11-year-old daughter, Jenny.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of transfers
Verb
  • Liang Wenfeng, founder of startup DeepSeek, delivers the keynote speech during the 10th China Private Equity Golden Bull Awards on August 30, 2019 in Shanghai, China.
    — Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This lightweight formula delivers vibrant (but buildable) payoff that blends like a dream.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of delivers
Verb
  • Could this be the anarchic mind that emerges when the ego relinquishes its hold?
    — Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
  • If a player chooses not to negotiate with the Panthers, that player will be unable to sign elsewhere, unless Carolina relinquishes his rights by not offering him a tender.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Jan. 2026
Definition of relinquishes

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“Entrusts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrusts. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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