Both Uses
confide
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The Phantom Tollbooth
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- All of them aren't that good," he confided in a low voice.†
p. 50.1confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- "I usually use one at a time," he confided, as all but the smiling one disappeared again.†
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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."