委以 Traditional form: 委以 Pinyin (reading): wěiyǐ Definitions: (literary) to entrust with (a task); to appoint to (a role) Characters: 委 - to appoint, to commission, to send 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then Traditional characters: 委 - to appoint, to commission, to send 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then