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confide

[ kuhn-fahyd ]

verb (used without object)

, con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing.
  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)

, con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing.
  1. to tell in assurance of secrecy:

    He confided all his plans to her.

    Synonyms: impart, divulge, reveal, disclose

  2. to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another:

    She confided her jewelry to her sister.

confide

/ kənˈfaɪd /

verb

  1. usually foll byin; when tr, may take a clause as object to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
  2. intrfoll byin to have complete trust
  3. tr to entrust into another's keeping


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Derived Forms

  • conˈfider, noun

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Other Words From

  • con·fider noun
  • precon·fide verb preconfided preconfiding
  • uncon·fided adjective
  • well-con·fided adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of confide1

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin confīdere, from con- con- + fīdere “to trust” (akin to fidēs “faith, trust”; fidelity )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of confide1

C15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty

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Example Sentences

Bureaucrats confide that the reason ticket counters at train stations are so chaotic is to encourage bribes.

And so some savvy digital media folks have come up with an older, more professional, more discreet version of Snapchat: Confide.

If Anthony Weiner had used Confide instead of Twitter to send photos of his package, he might still have a political career.

“The fact is you are my very best friend, I tell you everything, I confide in you, I seek your advice,” she wrote.

His only company to confide in was the vermin in the street.

Since she had entered the room she had also come to the conclusion that it was her duty to confide her misgivings to her mother.

He is a trusty man to whom I can safely confide the charge of everything in my absence.

As I have great sorrows, I will confide in you; dreadful disappointment, for which I will crave a smile.

Bussy had been debating within himself whether or not to confide to his friends what he knew about Diana.

It was, perhaps, the sympathy in her tone that urged the instructor to confide her trouble to a strange girl—a freshman, at that!

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