encargar

/enkaɾˈɡaɾ/ · A2 · verb

to handle, take care of, to deal with, to take charge of something

📦 en + cargar: to put a load ON someone — hand them the job or the order

Cargar means to load (same root as English cargo and charge). Add en- and you load a task onto someone: entrust it, or place an order. Reflexive encargarse de = to take the load on yourself, i.e. take charge of it.

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