Definition for Entrust:

• put into the care or protection of someone; " He left the decision to his deputy"; " leave your child the nurse's care"

Synonyms for Entrust:

• n.

  •
  • lumber,
  • leave with,
  • shift,
  • impose.
  •
  • turn over.

• v.

  •credit (verb)
  • loan,
  • mortgage,
  • credit.
  •delegate (verb)
  • authorize,
  • designate,
  • consign,
  • appoint.
  •give custody, authority to (verb)
  • depend,
  • allocate,
  • reckon,
  • count,
  • allot,
  • confer,
  • deposit with,
  • deliver,
  • bend an ear,
  • bank.

• Other synonyms:

  •empower
  • empower.
  •give
  • make over.
  •leave
  • leave behind,
  • give over.
  •Other relevant words:
  • detach,
  • entitle,
  • license,
  • hand out,
  • send,
  • go away,
  • charter,
  • send out,
  • put back,
  • contribute,
  • go,
  • be confident,
  • carry,
  • pass over,
  • acknowledge,
  • vouchsafe,
  • franchise,
  • tax,
  • perpetrate,
  • forget,
  • donate,
  • get back,
  • reach,
  • relinquish,
  • pass,
  • pay in,
  • buck,
  • forsake,
  • remand,
  • agree,
  • hope,
  • mission,
  • distribute,
  • save,
  • transmit,
  • hand,
  • burden,
  • leave alone,
  • believe,
  • cede,
  • transfer,
  • award,
  • desire,
  • remit,
  • lead,
  • allow for,
  • go forth,
  • impart,
  • post,
  • pledge,
  • pull up stakes,
  • over,
  • repose,
  • afflict,
  • approve,
  • provide for,
  • result,
  • result in,
  • institutionalize,
  • authorise,
  • institutionalise,
  • recommend,
  • vest,
  • accord,
  • dedicate,
  • store,
  • Devolute,
  • provide,
  • allow,
  • put,
  • Enfeoff,
  • admit,
  • have confidence in,
  • instruct,
  • afford,
  • sign over,
  • fill up,
  • resign,
  • Consignation,
  • detail,
  • furnish,
  • stash away,
  • enable,
  • set back,
  • get out,
  • swear,
  • sanction,
  • qualify,
  • consecrate,
  • pull,
  • supply,
  • devolve,
  • reset,
  • grant,
  • convey,
  • depart,
  • exit,
  • hand in,
  • tell,
  • lodge,
  • practice,
  • put away,
  • warrant,
  • permit.

Paraphrases for Entrust:

• Forward Entailment

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    trust.
  • Verb, base form
    trust.

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    assign, give.
  • Verb, base form
    lay, assign, devolve, designate, authorize, authorized, Authorizing, relinquish, Empowering, give, commission, attribute, revert, assume.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    instruct, rely, outsource.
  • Verb, base form
    confide, instruct, appoint, encumber, rely, surrender, undertake, refer, transfer, outsource, allocate, delegate, nominate, mandate.

Antonyms for Entrust:

• v.

  • give custody, authority to
    deny, withhold, retain, hold, keep.
  • Other antonyms:
    accept, possess.

Homophones for Entrust:

• endorsed, entr'acte.

Hypernym for Entrust:

• v.

  • possession
    charge, recommit, obligate, commend, consign.

Hyponym for Entrust:

• v.

  • possession
    pass, pass on, give, hand, reach, turn over.