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confide [ kuh n-fahyd ] SHOW IPA
/ kənˈfaɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing.
to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed by in ): She confides in no one but her husband.
to have full trust; have faith: They confided in their own ability.
verb (used with object), con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing.
to tell in assurance of secrecy: He confided all his plans to her.
to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another: She confided her jewelry to her sister.
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Origin of confide 1625–35; <Latin
confīdere, equivalent to
con- con- +
fīdere to trust, akin to
foedus; see
confederate ,
fidelity
OTHER WORDS FROM confide con·fid·er, noun pre·con·fide, verb, pre·con·fid·ed, pre·con·fid·ing. un·con·fid·ed, adjective well-con·fid·ed, adjective
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Words related to confide admit ,
confess ,
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whisper ,
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charge ,
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consign ,
delegate
How to use confide in a sentence You’ll rack up genuine dignity points if you choose to confide in one or two of your close friends that you may have overestimated your strength and suddenly find yourself feeling all crumbly and in need of someone to lean on.
We’re nowhere near there yet, a managing director has confide d off-the-record.
As we scouted, he finally let his guard down, confiding in me about his difficult past.
Cates confide s that Atkinson actually let her try the simulator early on—and he later used the demo to evaluate potential board members.
The Guardian said it was able to corroborate her account with several people in whom she had confide d about the alleged incident.
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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British Dictionary definitions for confide
verb
(usually foll by in; when tr, may take a clause as object ) to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
(intr foll by in ) to have complete trust
(tr) to entrust into another's keeping
Derived forms of confide confider , noun Word Origin for confide C15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty
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