entrusted

verb

variants also intrusted
Definition of entrustednext
past tense of entrust
1
as in trusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings

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2
as in left
to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrusted
  1. transferred
  2. charged
  3. gave
  4. committed
  5. delegated
  6. handed
Verb
  • She was transferred at that point to emergency medical services personnel.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The state government, controlled by the army, said 65 people had been killed, and that other casualties had been transferred to nearby Al-Naw Hospital.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of transferred
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  • The International Criminal Court has also charged Netanyahu and his defense minister, Yoav Gallant, with war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with Israel's conduct in the war.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • He was charged with murder and a number of other felonies in New York as well as weapons and forgery charges in Pennsylvania.
    Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of charged
Verb
  • Even Major League Baseball had a McDonald’s subplot this year, when Grimace became the lucky charm who (briefly) gave the Mets hope for a world championship and New Yorkers hope for a Subway Series (but then the Mets lost to the Dodgers in the playoffs, of course).
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • So many of Italy’s traditional food festivals began not long after, when the emergence of culinary tourism and growing appreciation for local food traditions gave rise to new annual celebrations.
    John Last, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of gave
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  • The key is to remain adaptable, focused and committed to continuous improvement—both personally and organizationally.
    Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Spartans have a lineman committed to Oregon, a quarterback who is 100-meter dash fast and a running back who’s the son of former NFL running back Maurice Jones-Drew.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of committed
Verb
  • Instead of just answering questions like AI chatbots do, agents can have tasks delegated to them by people or even other agents.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Traditionally, Christmas trees have been delegated to the living room.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of delegated
Verb
  • At the end of last week’s episode, William handed Jamie something.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Through their more personal relationships with influencers, consumers have taken back more and more control from the people in corporate offices and handed their trust over to communities online.
    David Doty, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of handed
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