/ kənˈfaɪd; NAmE / verb
confide (sth) (to sb) to tell sb secrets and personal information that you do not want other people to know :
[ vn ]
She confided all her secrets to her best friend.
[ v that ]
He confided to me that he had applied for another job.
[also v speech ]
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PHRASAL VERBS
- confide in sb
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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 cent.