Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Antonyms for entrust


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-truhst
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtrʌst



Definition of entrust

Origin :
  • c.1600, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trust (v.). Related: Entrusted; entrusting.
  • verb give custody, authority to
Example sentences :
  • Have you no secret you could entrust to me, with hope and comfort, if you would!'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • And to men like him, I said, when perfected by years and education, and to these only you will entrust the State.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • And do they entrust their property to him rather than to you?
  • Extract from : « Lysis » by Plato
  • To entrust them with large powers is the very acme of wild insanity.
  • Extract from : « Ireland as It Is » by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
  • I asked him if his impression was that his wife meant to entrust him with a letter for her brother?
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • Entrust me with the despatch, and I promise you the negotiation will be completed then and there.
  • Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
  • But he had not the slightest wish to entrust himself to Tengga's friendliness.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • Did we urge him to quit the camp or entrust his life to the winds?
  • Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
  • "Then we entrust the affair to you, Ivan," said His Excellency.
  • Extract from : « The Minister of Evil » by William Le Queux
  • Fate is not wont to entrust such a struggle to a child's hands.
  • Extract from : « Debts of Honor » by Maurus Jkai

Synonyms for entrust

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019