Both Uses of
confide
in
Throne of Glass
- "You shouldn't be sorry," she said, not wanting to speak about the horrors that she'd seen, or of Kaltain's treachery, or what Nehemia had confided in her.†
p. 386.4 *confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- I have high hopes for this power," the king confided, looking at his own black ring.†
p. 388.9
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."