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- I began to confide in him.†
p. 145.1 *confide = place trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- I have not found anyone in my stepfamily's circle in whom I can confide.†
p. 177.6
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."