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| con·fide [ kən fd ] (past and past participle con·fid·ed, present participle con·fid·ing, 3rd person present singular con·fides) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb tell something secret: to tell somebody something that is to remain secret or private
 He later confided to me that he had not wanted the position at all.
He'd been foolish enough to confide in her.
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2. transitive verb give over to somebody's care: to entrust somebody with something such as a valuable object or an important task
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| [15th century. < Latin confidere "put your trust in" < fidere "to trust" < fides "trust"] |
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| con·fid·er noun |
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