Antonyms for entrusting
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-truhst |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈtrʌst |
Definition of entrusting
Origin :- c.1600, from en- (1) "make, put in" + trust (v.). Related: Entrusted; entrusting.
- verb give custody, authority to
- He made of them warriors, entrusting them with the care of defending society.
- Extract from : « The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ » by Nicolas Notovitch
- St. Clare had just been entrusting Tom with some money, and various commissions.
- Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Yet you see this did not deter her from entrusting her fortune to you.
- Extract from : « Major Frank » by A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint
- How could any girl be afraid of entrusting her future to him?'
- Extract from : « Lover or Friend » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- He had no notion, however, of entrusting her with his secret.
- Extract from : « Fardorougha, The Miser » by William Carleton
- Perhaps you might feel like entrusting me with some of yours.
- Extract from : « Mildred Keith » by Martha Finley
- I've been entrusting the Circus to a man who talks like that!
- Extract from : « A Case in Camera » by Oliver Onions
- Those worthies must have had some motive, deeper than their avowed designs, for entrusting their defence to such 'inept hands.'
- Extract from : « Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) » by Lady Anne Hamilton
- It is a voluntary act, entrusting our interests to God as to a faithful Creator.
- Extract from : « Doctrine of the Will » by Asa Mahan
- He also retires, after entrusting the watch to his boatswain.
- Extract from : « Stars of the Opera » by Mabel Wagnalls
Synonyms for entrusting
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