entrust
en·trust / enˈtrəst/ • v. [tr.] assign the responsibility for doing something to (someone): I've been entrusted with the task of getting him safely back. ∎ put (something) into someone's care or protection: you persuade people to entrust their savings to you.DERIVATIVES: en·trust·ment n.
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