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con·fide

confide

 
 
pronunciation:
kn faId
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part of speech: verb
inflections: confides, confiding, confided
definition 1: When you confide in someone, you tell them your secrets, and you trust that they will not tell anyone else.
My friend Anna is the only person I really confide in.
similar words:
trust
definition 2: When you confide a secret or other private thing to another person, you tell them that thing and you trust them not to say anything about it to other people.
Diana confides most of her secrets to her best friend.Paul confided to the camp counselor that he was afraid of water and that's why he couldn't swim.
similar words:
reveal, tell
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