[con.fide] vb con.fid.ed ; con.fid.ing [ME, fr. MF or L; MF confider, fr. L confidere, fr. com- + fidere to trust--more at bide] vi (15c) 1: to have confidence: trust
2: to show confidence by imparting secrets ~ vt 1: to tell confidentially
2: to give to the care or protection of another: entrust syn see commit -- con.fid.er n