Definition of confide

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con·fide    (kn-fd) KEY 

VERB:
con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing, con·fides
VERB:
tr.

1. To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend.
2. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.

VERB:
intr.

To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents. See Synonyms at commit.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cnfdere : com-, intensive pref. ; see com- + fdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
con·fider(Noun)