"encharge" meaning in English

See encharge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: encharges [present, singular, third-person], encharging [participle, present], encharged [participle, past], encharged [past]
Etymology: Old French enchargier. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|enchargier}} Old French enchargier Head templates: {{en-verb}} encharge (third-person singular simple present encharges, present participle encharging, simple past and past participle encharged)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To give to somebody as a charge; to entrust with a duty or task. Tags: obsolete, transitive

Inflected forms

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