Synonyms for entrust

Most common

trust · commit · commend · consign · depute · accredit

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To trust to the care of.

   He entrusted me his daughter.

Related words

Other spellings

intrust

Forms

Past participle

entrusted
e.g. entrusted → trusted, committed, confided, consigned…

Example sentences

• trust Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.
• commit The poet attempted to commit suicide in his study.
• commend I have to commend you for your dedication to the cause.
• accredit They accredit him with the secret charity.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

leave¹, trust¹

6 letters

charge¹, commit², depute, charre

7 letters

commend², confide², consign²

8 letters

accredit³

10 letters

commission³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (commit² = 2 syllables).

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Deutsch

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