Both Uses
confide
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Nights in Rodanthe
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- More than once, colleagues had recommended the name of a good therapist and confided that the person had helped them.†
Chpt 6 *confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- In time, though, as the evening was winding down, Adrienne found herself confiding in him about her father and the fears she had for the future.†
Chpt 8confiding = placing 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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(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."