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   confide

   /kənˈfʌɪd/

   verb

   • 1. tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others: "he confided his fears to his mother" Similar revealdisclosedivulgeleaklay baremake knownbetrayimpartpass onproclaimannouncereportdeclareintimateuncoverunmaskexposebring out into the openunfoldvouchsafetellconfessadmitlet sliplet outlet droplet fallblurt outbabblegive awayinformal:blabspillarchaic:discoverOpposite keep from
   • ▪ trust (someone) enough to tell them of a secret or private matter: "he confided in friends that he and his wife planned to separate" Similar open one's heart tounburden oneself tounbosom oneself toconfess totell all totell one's all tocommune with
   • ▪ entrust something to (someone) in order for them to look after it: "the property of others confided to their care was unjustifiably risked"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘place trust (in’)): from Latin confidere ‘have full trust’. The sense ‘impart as a secret’ dates from the mid 18th century.

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