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intrust

intrust is the archaic form of entrust.

Meaning of entrust

Verb

entrust (third-person singular simple present entrusts, present participle entrusting, simple past and past participle entrusted)

  1. (transitive) To trust to the care of.
    • Can I entrust you with a secret?
    Synonyms:
    commend, commit, consign

Forms of intrust

third-person singular presentintrusts
present participleintrusting
past participleintrusted
pastintrusted

Origin of intrust

From in- + trust.

Questions about intrust

What is intrust the archaic form of?
Intrust is the archaic form of entrust.

Words near intrust in the dictionary

  1. intrusive thought
  2. intrusive thoughts
  3. intrusively
  4. intrusiveness
  5. intrusives
  6. intrust
  7. intrusted
  8. intrusteth
  9. intrusting
  10. intrusts
  11. ints

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