intrust
Americanverb (used with object)
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What you told me about Jeths intrust made good readin.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
At last, though he would not intrust me with his materials, he permitted me to work with my own; promising that, if my baubles pleased him, he would purchase them.
From Discipline by Mary Brunton
It is for this reason that many wise parents still prefer to intrust the education of their sons to the small colleges.
From An American at Oxford by John Corbin
Upon my declining to do so he threatened to intrust it to some other person's hand.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 1 (of 2) The True Story Of A Great Life by William H. Herndon
I like you: there is no one in the world to whom I would so readily intrust the happiness of Florence.
From A Life's Secret A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
As John Marshall was later to say of this new Constitution, “The sword and the purse, all the external relations, and no inconsiderable portion of the industry of the nation are intrusted to its Government.”
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2012
Three men, namely M. Kaganovitch, known as Stalin's right hand, Jarovski, and Enukidze, secretary of the central executive committee, were intrusted with carrying out this scheme.
From Time Magazine Archive
As two discharged doughboys intrusted with a dead pal's little girl, they try to find the grandparents named Smith.
From Time Magazine Archive
The part was intrusted to one Horace Braham.
From Time Magazine Archive
Camille Bellon, No. 50 Avenue de Noailles, at Lyons, had three young children whose education he had intrusted to a young governess.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Camille Flammarion
Frau von Lasberg, who was sniffing at her vinaigrette, looked dismayed; she had no idea of intrusting her precious health to this peasant doctor.
From The Alpine Fay A Romance by Elisabeth Buerstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)
Events have abundantly proved the error of intrusting the management of the expedition to civilians and men of bureaux.
From March to Magdala by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Jefferson Davis saw the mistake he had made in intrusting important interests to political generals.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Charles Morris
“But you can at least tell me who sent you here, Geordie?” said I, anxious for further information before intrusting myself to such erratic guidance.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 by Various
And very ill-natured it was of him to leave me in the stable, instead of intrusting me to your care, mistress.
From For the Cause by Stanley J. Weyman
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