Entrust
Entrust verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Usage example: we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation
Hand is a synonym for entrust. In some cases you can use "Hand" instead the word "Entrust" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Word: entrusting
Hand
Hand verb - To put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another.
Usage example: handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| baby | entrust baby | hand baby |
| part | entrust part | hand part |
| responsibility | entrust responsibility | hand responsibility |
| key | entrust key | hand key |
| Other words: rifle. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Gunny turns up with a Sniper Rifle, only to hand Reacher a K-Bar knife, explaining that he's not going to entrust a rifle he owns to a stranger to help him kill a bunch of other strangers.
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On the other hand, the Sufficiently Advanced Aliens find humans to be "people who get things done", and useful for a number of jobs they wouldn't entrust to members of any other race — such as safeguarding or investigating the Winslow.
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Hand and Entrust. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/entrust/hand
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