confide
[ kuhn-fahyd ]
/ kənˈfaɪd /
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.
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, adjectiveWords nearby confide
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British Dictionary definitions for confide
confide
/ (kənˈfaɪd) /
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, nounWord Origin for confide
C15: from Latin
confīdere, from
fīdere to trust; related to Latin
foedus treaty