Both Uses
confide
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- He will," Ryan confided.†
Chpt 4.confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- Arbatov feigned embarrassment beautifully, speaking as though he were confiding a great family secret.†
Chpt 8. *confiding = 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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(2)
(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."