Definition
To give someone the responsibility of caring for or managing something important; to rely on someone with something valued.
Etymology
From 'trust' (from Old Norse 'traust,' meaning confidence), with the prefix 'en-' meaning 'to put in.' The 'en-' prefix intensifies the action of trusting.
Kelly Says
The prefix 'en-' does something magical to verbs—'trust' becomes 'entrust' (make someone responsible for trust), 'close' becomes 'enclose' (wrap in closure), and 'danger' becomes 'endanger' (put in danger).
Translations
CACatalà
entrust
en-tru-st
CSČeština
pověřit
po-ve-rit
DEDeutsch
anvertrauen
an-vuh-trau-en
ELΕλληνικά
επιτελέω
e-pi-te-leo
ESEspañol
encomendar
en-ko-men-dar
FAفارسی
entrust
en-tru-st
FISuomi
luovuttaa
loo-vo-ut-taa
FRFrançais
confier
kon-fee-ay
HEעברית
להפקיד
le-ha-fek-id
HIहिन्दी
विश्वास करना
vish-was ka-ra-na
IDBahasa Indonesia
entrust
en-tru-st
ITItaliano
affidare
a-fi-da-re
JA日本語
委任する
icom-nin-sur-u
MSBahasa Melayu
entrust
en-tru-st
MYမြန်မာ
entrust
en-tru-st
NLNederlands
toevertrouwen
to-o-ver-trou-wen
NONorsk
entrust
en-tru-st
PLPolski
powierzyć
po-ve-r-zhit
PTPortuguês
entrustar
en-tru-star
RORomână
încredere
in-kre-de-re
RUРусский
доверить
do-ve-rit
SVSvenska
entrust
en-tru-st
SWKiswahili
entrust
en-tru-st
TAதமிழ்
ஒப்படைக்க
o-ppa-dai-kka
TEతెలుగు
విశ్వసించండి
vish-was-in-chan-di
TRTürkçe
güvene vermek
goo-ve-ne ve-rek
UKУкраїнська
довірити
do-ve-rit
VITiếng Việt
entrust
en-tru-st