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verb (used without object)
1.
to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed 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.
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Origin:
1625–35; < Latin confīdere, equivalent to con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity
1625–35; < Latin confīdere, equivalent to con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity
Related forms
con·fid·er, noun
pre·con·fide, verb, -fid·ed, -fid·ing.
un·con·fid·ed, adjective
well-con·fid·ed, adjective
Synonyms
3. disclose, reveal, divulge, impart.
3. disclose, reveal, divulge, impart.
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Word Origin & History
confide
c.1455, "to trust or have faith," from L. confidere (see confidence). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confiding (1829); confided, pp. adj. (1840s).
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