Both Uses of
confide
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- She had the unfortunate habit of telling literally everyone all our family secrets and continually complaining of me; how could she fail to confide in such a delightful new friend?†
Chpt 6.4confide = place trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- To her heart I confided much of what has since been so hideously realised.†
Chpt 6.7 *confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
Definitions:
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(1)
(confide) to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, confide can mean to give trust to someone while giving them something important--such as a responsibility or a valuable item. For example, "I confided the job to her care."