confided; confiding
1
: to have confidence : trust
We cannot confide wholly in our own powers.
2
: to show confidence by imparting secrets
confide in a friend
1
: to tell confidentially
He dared not confide the secret to his family.
2
: to give to the care or protection of another : entrust
… do not confide your children to strangers.—
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confider
noun
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Examples of confide in a Sentence
He confided that he was very unhappy with his job.
the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care
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Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
In the preceding months, the teenager had reportedly become emotionally attached to the chatbot, confiding his most private thoughts in it.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Over tea with Zoe, Cheryl confides that much of her life has been spent, well, in the dark.
—Sarene Leeds, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2024
Thimig then confided to Lothar that the Alpine farmer was Reuss.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Confide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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confide
verb
con·fide
kən-ˈfīd 
confided; confiding
1
: to have confidence : trust
confide in a doctor's skill
2
: to show confidence by telling secrets
confided in her mother
3
: to tell in confidence
confide a secret to a friend
4
: entrust sense 1
confide one's safety to the police
confider
noun
Etymology
Middle English confiden "to confide, trust," from early French confider or Latin confidere (both, same meaning), from Latin con-, com- "with, together" and fidere "to trust" — related to faith
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