Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend.
- v. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.
- v. To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents. See Synonyms at commit.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To have faith; place trust; repose confidence: used absolutely or with in: as, the prince confided in his ministers.
- To intrust; commit unreservedly to the charge, knowledge, or good faith of: followed by to: as, to confide something valuable to one; to confide a secret to some one; a prince confides a negotiation to his envoy.
- Synonyms Intrust, Consign, etc. See commit.
Wiktionary
- v. intransitive To trust, have faith (in).
- v. transitive, dated To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
- v. intransitive To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)
- v. transitive, intransitive To say (something) in confidence.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To put faith (
in ); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed byin . - v. To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by
to .
WordNet 3.0
- v. confer a trust upon
- v. reveal in private; tell confidentially
Etymologies
- From Latin confīdō ("I trust fully, I am assured, confide, rely"), from con- ("together") + fīdō ("I trust"); see faith, fidelity. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cōnfīdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fīdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“I listen to it and I just kind of confide in certain people and I mush together everything. ...”
“After reading your nonsensical rant, I seriously doubt that anyone would "confide" in you again!”
“The signal-officer explained that the word "confide" would have to be spelt, and suggested instead the word "expects," as that was in the vocabulary.”
“Further, while the Lord will be the Sanctuary of such as confide in these promises and await their fulfilment, He will drive to confusion, darkness, and despair the vast multitude of the nation who despised His oracles, and, in their anxiety and distress, betook themselves to the lying oracles of the heathen.”
“This also is aggravated by some * unprofessional* colleagues who "confide" in students about the "limitations" of others.”
“These panic attacks get worse and worse but our hero won't confide in his wife.”
“Its a pity that he could not confide in her though: it sounds like he was afraid of failing her, and instead of being a man and talking to her, he went after the first skirt that he saw.”
“Never make your self-worth dependent on them or confide your deepest feelings to them.”
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“She leaned forward, as if prepared to confide news of a delicate nature.”
“If you are not someone who likes to journal, confide in a safe friend.”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abide, abject, abjure and 4874 more...
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abide, abode, fiance, finance, fiducial, fiduciary, affiance, affiant, affadavit, confidant, confide, confident and 36 more...
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perfidy, infidel, confide, fideism, fidelity, fiduciary, affidavit, diffident, confident, confidante
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katiegiles Kellerman- Flesh and Blood: "We cared of each other, loved to hang out together, but we didn't - SHE didn't confide in me. Nov 12, 2010