Both Uses of
confide
in
A Great and Terrible Beauty
- What could be so terrible that she couldn't confide in her own diary?†
Chpt 10 *confide = place trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- Oh, diary, she confided that Sarah's power is such, fleeting and unanchored.†
Chpt 15confided = 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."