confide

[Con*fideĀ·]

To confide in someone is to tell them something privately. We confide in people we trust.

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To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.

Verb
reveal in private; tell confidentially

Verb
confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general''s secret"; "I commit my soul to God"


v. i.
To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.

v. t.
To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to.


Confide

Con*fide" , v. i. [imp. & p.p. Confided; p.pr. & vb.n. Confiding.] [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust. See Faith, and cf. Affiance.] To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.
By thy command I rise or fall, In thy protection I confide.
Judge before friendships, then confide till death.

Confide

Con*fide", v. t. To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to.
Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States.

To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.

To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to.

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Usage Examples

The promises of this world are, for the most part, vain phantoms and to confide in one's self, and become something of worth and value is the best and safest course.

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