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[syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Confide \Con*fide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Confided; p. pr. &
vb. n. Confiding.] [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust.
See Faith, and cf. Affiance.]
To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually
followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.
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By thy command I rise or fall,
In thy protection I confide. --Byron.
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Judge before friendships, then confide till death.
--Young.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Confide \Con*fide"\, v. t.
To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; --
followed by to.
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Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction
of all offenses against the United States. --Story.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
confide
v 1: reveal in private; tell confidentially
2: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the
general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust,
intrust, trust, confide, commit]