entrusted

Synonyms

given handed consign charged commissioned institutionalized

Examples

It is not fit the public trusts should be lodged in the hands of any, till they are first proved and found fit for the business they are to be entrusted with. Matthew Henry

Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you. Henri-Frédéric Amiel

He who doesn't know how to be a servant should never be allowed to be a master; the interests of public life are alien to anyone who is unable to enjoy others' successes, and such a person should never be entrusted with public affairs. Anton Chekhov

God has entrusted me with myself. Epictetus

Few are fit to be entrusted with themselves. English Proverb

War is much too serious a matter to be entrusted to the military. French Proverb