Meaning of 託つ in Japanese

Definition of 託つ

かこつ(kakotsu) 【託つ】

かこつける(kakotsukeru) 【託つける ·託ける】

(v1, vt) to use as an excuse; to pretend that; to use something as an excuse; to make something the pretext (for)
愛国心にかこつけて多くの殺人が行われてきた。
Many murders have been committed in the name of patriotism.

ひにくのたんをかこつ(hinikunotanwokakotsu) 【髀肉の嘆を託つ】

ふぐうをかこつ(fuguuwokakotsu) 【不遇を託つ】

かこつけ(kakotsuke) 【託つけ ·託け】