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Definition of Intrust
1. Verb. Confer a trust upon. "They intrust him to write the letter"; "I commit my soul to God"
Specialized synonyms: Commend, Charge, Consign, Recommit, Obligate
Generic synonyms: Give, Hand, Pass, Pass On, Reach, Turn Over
Derivative terms: Committee, Confidence, Trust, Trust, Trustee, Trustee
Definition of Intrust
1. v. t. 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.
Definition of Intrust
1. Verb. (alternative form of entrust) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Intrust
1. to entrust [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: entrust
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intrust
Literary usage of Intrust
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Crabb's English Synonyms by George Crabb (1917)
"intrust signifies to put in trust. ... intrust refers to the degree of trust or
confidence which is reposed in the individual; a child may be t'n- ..."
2. A Narrative of Some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller by George Müller (1856)
"He used for God the means with which he was pleased to intrust him, and, contrary
to this brother's expectation, the above 501. was not the last large ..."
3. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"... that his colleague would use the maiden with a tenderness suitable to her
birth ; and that he would intrust her to the care of such faithful merchants, ..."
4. The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States by United States Dept. of State, Francis Wharton, John Bassett Moore (1889)
"... being resolved to employ American citizens in these kinds of purchases, as he
has promised, proposes to intrust this commission to Mr. Gervais. ..."
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