confide

confide
I (divulge) verb disclose, disclose something secret, discuss private affairs, divulgate, entrust with private information, let know, make known, reveal something private, share secrets, tell a secret, tell with assurance of secrecy, trust to keep secret II (trust) verb believe in, commit, consign, deliver to the care of, entrust, feel sure of, give in trust, have confidence in, have faith in, hold responsible for, place reliance on, put faith in, put in care of, rely on, rely upon associated concepts: attorney-client privilege, confidential creditor, confidential informant, confidential relation, fiduciary relationship, husband-wife privilege, physician-patient privilege, priest-penitant privilege, privileged against self-incrimination, privileged communications III index commit (entrust), convey (communicate), delegate, divulge, impart, inform (notify), notify, rely, reveal, trust

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  • confide — mid 15c., to trust or have faith, from L. confidere to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe (see CONFIDENCE (Cf. confidence)). Meaning to share a secret with is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding …   Etymology dictionary

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  • confide — [kən fīd′] vi. confided, confiding [L confidere < com , intens. + fidere, to trust: see FAITH] to trust (in someone), esp. by sharing secrets or discussing private affairs vt. 1. to tell or talk about as a secret [to confide one s troubles to… …   English World dictionary

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