From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishentrusten‧trust /ɪnˈtrʌst/ ●○○ verb [transitive] RESPONSIBLEto make someone responsible for doing something important, or for taking care of someoneentrust something/somebody to somebody She entrusted her son’s education to a private tutor.be entrusted with something/somebody I was entrusted with the task of looking after the money.→ See Verb table
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entrust• When managers entrust employees with important decisions, they signal their respect for those employees.• I foolishly entrusted the task of collecting the money to Ron.• Managers show respect for employees by entrusting them with important decisions.• Alternatively, programmed decisions can be entrusted to a fairly junior level of management.• Most tasks entrusted to governments were also fairly straight forward, so performance tended to take care of itself.• As a child Bertrand was entrusted to the care of nuns at a local convent.• Various orders of priests served as custodians of her shrine until the year 1050 when the Benedictines were entrusted with its care.• And she had been entrusted with its safe keeping.• We are entrusted with public funds.• Many people believe that voluntary bodies as they are today can not be entrusted with this national responsibility.• I need to entrust you with a story and there is some one I hope you will pass it along to.be entrusted with something/somebody• This petty cash is kept on the imprest system, whereby the petty cashier is entrusted with a fixed sum of money.• Various orders of priests served as custodians of her shrine until the year 1050 when the Benedictines were entrusted with its care.• We are entrusted with public funds.• For earlier on in Act two scene five Jessica is entrusted with the keys to Shylock; her father's house.• The officials who were entrusted with the task of putting him to death behaved with as much humanity as possible.• As with cathedral buildings, time was entrusted with the task of seasoning and moulding the diverse parts into a harmonious whole.• In fact, in 1914 he was entrusted with the task of servicing loans guaranteed by customs revenue earmarked for that purpose.• Many people believe that voluntary bodies as they are today can not be entrusted with this national responsibility.From Longman Business Dictionaryentrusten‧trust /ɪnˈtrʌst/ or intrust verb [transitive] to make someone responsible for doing something or dealing with somethingentrust somebody with somethingThe presidentially appointed panel is entrusted with keeping the stock markets fair and honest.entrust something to somebodyShe had entrusted her life savings to the brokerage house and now stood to lose it all.→ See Verb table 