[kuh
n-fahyd] 
verb, -fid⋅ed, -fid⋅ing.| 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. |
| 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. |
| con·fide (kən-fīd') v. con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing, con·fides v. tr.
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. |