To commit, consign, entrust. Often more fully in figurative phrase to give into the hands of; also to give to keep, to give into the care (also custod…

To hand over as a trust; to entrust, commit, give in charge to.

To deliver, hand over, give; to give in trust, commit, entrust, commend to the keeping of some one. Obsolete.

To hand over to the care of; to entrust, commit, give in charge to; = beteach, v. 3. Obsolete.

transitive. To commit the safety or safekeeping of (a person or thing) with a person or to (also †till) a person, thing, place, etc.; to entrust…

To commend or commit to the care of.

To give in trust or charge, deliver to one's care or keeping; to commit, entrust. a thing. Formerly in such expressions as commend to memory (Latin co…

transitive. To place in or into the hands or power of another; to place in or under the care or protection of a person, institution, etc. Formerly…

transitive. To entrust (a thing) to (also unto) a person or thing, or a person's care, etc.; = recommend, v.1 2a.

transitive. To place (a person, thing, matter, etc.) in the care, custody, or charge of another; to entrust to.

transitive. To entrust, consign, commit (something) to (also unto) a person or thing for attention, care, consideration, or use. Cf. recommand, v.1…

transitive. Usually with to. To yield up (oneself, one's heart, etc.) with confidence to another person for care or guidance.

transitive. To give or assign (something) to someone authoritatively, without the recipient having any control; to distribute (shares, duties…

transitive. To place (a thing, matter, person, etc.) in the care, custody, or charge of another; to entrust. Cf. commit, v. 2.

= commend, v. Obsolete.

To hand over to another for custody; to entrust or commit to another's charge or care.

in charge (of) is used both actively and passively; e.g. to leave children in charge of a nurse, or a nurse in charge of the children. The latter…

To entrust (a thing or person) to a person, or (a person) with something. Cf. sense 1. transitive. With to (also unto) a person. Obsolete.

transitive. To commit, entrust (to a person); = commend, v. 1.

transitive. To place (a person, thing, matter, etc.) in the care, custody, or charge of a specified person, organization, etc. (with to, †with…

To commit a charge to, entrust, deliver. (A false use of Spenser's, due to misunderstanding the obsolete. arrett to the charge of in 2b; imitated…

To present with gifts.

transitive. To entrust, confide, commit (to a person, into his hands, etc.); to give into his charge.

To entrust.

transitive. To entrust; = concredit, v.

transitive. To delegate (a charge or responsibility) to another person or group of people. Usually with to. Now rare.

transitive. To contract out (a task or responsibility) for monetary payment. Also in extended use: to delegate or pass on (a task or responsibility).

To entrust (an object of care, a task, etc.) to a person, with reliance on his fidelity or competence.

transitive. To confide or entrust to.

transitive. To abandon (a child for whom one is responsible) to the care of someone else; to leave or ‘park’ with a child-minder.

to foster out: to put (a child) into the care of foster parents. Cf. to board out at board, v. 10.