intrusted
verb, past participle of intrust
Early Modern English
Meaning
Given to someone to look after or to carry out. tree →
Then and now
No longer used; today we say "entrusted". "Intrusted" is an old spelling and form.
Examples
- Read the parable of the intrusted talent! (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) tree →
- Bellerophon now presented to him the letter intrusted to him by Proetus. (Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome) tree →
- As a proof of his confidence, the king now intrusted Paris with a somewhat delicate mission. (Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome) tree →
Note
Today: entrusted.
On Mova
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