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confide
English
Etymology
From Latin conf?d? (“I trust fully, I am assured, confide, rely”), from con- (“together”) + f?d? (“I trust”); see faith, fidelity.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?n?fa?d/
- Rhymes: -a?d
Verb
confide (third-person singular simple present confides, present participle confiding, simple past and past participle confided)
- (intransitive, now rare) To trust, have faith (in).
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 269:
- "Be calm, lovely Antonia!" he replied; "no danger in near you: confide in my protection."
- 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus, Everyman's Library 1973, p. 10:
- "I shall do nothing rashly: you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and consideration whenever the safety of others is committed to my care."
- 1807, Lord Byron, The Prayer of Nature
- In thy protection I confide.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 269:
- (transitive, dated) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
- I confide this mission to you alone.
- (intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)
- I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother.
- (transitive, intransitive) To say (something) in confidence.
- After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.
- She confided that her marriage had been in trouble for some time.
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- confide in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- confide in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Latin
Verb
c?nf?de
- second-person singular present active imperative of c?nf?d?
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confidee
English
Etymology
confide +? -ee
Noun
confidee (plural confidees)
- The person to whom one confides
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