entrusts
Commits to another
Entrusts is the third-person singular of entrust, meaning to place something valuable in someone's care or charge.
You entrust responsibilities, secrets, or possessions to people you trust to handle them properly: She entrusts her children to a nanny while at work.
The word implies confidence in the recipient's reliability or competence.
Entrust authority to another
- assignGive as responsibility
- authorizeGrant formal permission
- appointAssign to office
- commissionPayment for services rendered
empower · mandate · task · responsibility · transfer · devolve · allocate · deputize
Legal care of another
- safekeepingProtective care of possessions
- careAttentive regard for others
- protectionGuarding against harm
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
caretaking · wardship · custodian · guardian · conservatorship · supervision · oversight · keeper
Concealed information
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- discloseReveal hidden information
- revealMake something visible
- privateRestricted to certain parties
intimate · divulge · share · unburden · confession · confidant · discretion · sensitive
Accept as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- optimismTendency to expect good
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
reliance · dependence · assurance · certainty · credence · good faith · leap of faith · vouches
Worthy of trust
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- loyalFirm in allegiance
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
responsible · proven · consistent · accountable · unfailing · committed · devoted · conscientious
delegate
Entrust authority to another
commission · empower · mandate · task · responsibility · transfer · devolve · allocate · deputize · charge
guardianship
Legal care of another
- safekeepingProtective care of possessions
- careAttentive regard for others
- protectionGuarding against harm
stewardship · caretaking · wardship · custodian · guardian · conservatorship · supervision · oversight · keeper · warden
secrets
Concealed information
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- discloseReveal hidden information
- revealMake something visible
private · intimate · divulge · share · unburden · confession · confidant · discretion · sensitive · personal
believe
Accept as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
- optimismTendency to expect good
expectation · reliance · dependence · assurance · certainty · credence · good faith · leap of faith · vouches · stakes
dependable
Worthy of trust
- reliableConsistently performing as expected
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
- loyalFirm in allegiance
steadfast · responsible · proven · consistent · accountable · unfailing · committed · devoted · conscientious · diligent
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes
entrustskeeps
Retains or strongholds
retains · withholds · keeps to oneself · hoards · guards
entrustsdistrusts
Lacks faith in
mistrusts · doubts · suspects · questions · second-guesses
entrustsreclaims
Takes back possession
retrieves · takes back · revokes · withdraws · dispossesses