Antonyms for entrusted


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


Definition of entrusted

Origin :
  • c.1600, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trust (v.). Related: Entrusted; entrusting.
  • verb give custody, authority to
Example sentences :
  • To Him I resign myself, and the just cause which is entrusted to me to defend.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • One entrusted by A with the secrets of B, confided by him to C.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • Jules Favre was entrusted with the negotiations with Bismarck.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • I have entrusted my bale to Leonhard Tucher and given over my white cloth to him.
  • Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
  • Langlee was entrusted with the payment and arrangement of these debts.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete » by Duc de Saint-Simon
  • Thenceforward the child was entrusted with some message every day.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola
  • Should we not examine him before we entrusted him with the office?
  • Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
  • And yet they were entrusted with the performance of the most important executive duties.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • She entrusted a wine merchant with the duty of stocking the royal cellars.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • However, I can see no reason why this secret should not be entrusted to you.
  • Extract from : « The Great Drought » by Sterner St. Paul Meek

Synonyms for entrusted

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