v.
1. tr. (usu. foll. by to) tell (a secret etc.) in confidence.
2 tr. (foll. by to) entrust (an object of care, a task, etc.) to.
3 intr. (foll. by in) a have trust or confidence in. b talk confidentially to.
Derivatives:
confidingly adv.
Etymology: L confidere (as com-, fidere trust)