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con·fid·ing

[kuh

n-fahy-ding] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

trustful; credulous or unsuspicious: a confiding nature.

[Origin: 1635–45; confide + -ing²

]

—Related forms

con·fid·ing·ly, adverb

con·fid·ing·ness, noun

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con·fide

[kuh

n-fahyd] Pronunciation Key verb, -fid·ed, -fid·ing.

–verb (used without object)

1.	to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually fol. by in): She confides in no one but her husband.

2.	to have full trust; have faith: They confided in their own ability.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to tell in assurance of secrecy: He confided all his plans to her.

4.	to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another: She confided her jewelry to her sister.

[Origin: 1625–35; < L confīdere, equiv. to con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity

]

—Related forms

con·fid·er, noun

—Synonyms 3. disclose, reveal, divulge, impart.

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con·fide   (kən-fīd') Pronunciation Key
v.   con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing, con·fides

v.   tr.

To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend.
To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.

v. intr.
To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents. See Synonyms at commit.

[Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cōnfīdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fīdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

con·fid'er n.

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