Synonyms

confide

American

[kuhn-fahyd] / kənˈfaɪd /

verb (used without object)

confided, confiding

to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed byin ).

She confides in no one but her husband.
to have full trust; have faith.

They confided in their own ability.

verb (used with object)

confided, confiding

to tell in assurance of secrecy.

He confided all his plans to her.

Synonyms:

impart, divulge, reveal, disclose
to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another.

She confided her jewelry to her sister.

confide British

/ kənˈfaɪd /

verb

to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
to have complete trust
(tr) to entrust into another's keeping

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Other Word Forms

confider noun
preconfide verb
unconfided adjective
well-confided adjective

Etymology

Origin of confide

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

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