Both Uses of
confide
in
Chasing Lincoln's Killer
- In an intense but calm voice, the assassin confided to Augustus, as though trying to persuade him, the strangest thing: "I'm mad.†
p. 58.1 *confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- Booth confided what Jones already knew: Booth had killed Lincoln.†
p. 121.3
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."