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- Mama Elena asked the doctor to lock the door and confided to him her suspicions about the bitterness of the food.†
Chpt 7 *confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- At least now she had someone in whom to confide her problems.†
Chpt 9confide = place trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- While they let the custard cool so it could weather the storm to come, Tita confided all her problems in Gertrudis.†
Chpt 10confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
Definitions:
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(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."