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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONFI'DE, v.t. [L., to trust. See Faith.] To trust; to rely on, with a persuasion of faithfulness or veracity in the person trusted or of the reality of a fact; to give credit to ; to believe in, with assurance; followed by in. The prince confides in his ministers. The minister confides in the strength and resources of the nation. we confide in the veracity of the sacred historians. We confide in the truth of a report.
CONFI'DE, v.t. To entrust; to commit to the charge of, with a belief in the fidelity of the person entrusted; to deliver into possession of another, with assurance of safe keeping, or good management; followed by to. We confide a secret to a friend. The prince confides a negotiation to his envoy. The common interests of the United States are confided to the Congress.
They would take the property out of the hands of those to whom it was confided by the charter.
Congress may, under the constitution, confide to the circuit court, jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: reveal in private; tell confidentially
2: confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit]

Merriam Webster's

verb (confided; confiding) Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Latin confidere, from com- + fidere to trust — more at bide Date: 15th century intransitive verb 1. to have confidence ; trust 2. to show confidence by imparting secrets <confide in a friend> transitive verb 1. to tell confidentially 2. to give to the care or protection of another ; entrust Synonyms: see commit • confider noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. 1 tr. (usu. foll. by to) tell (a secret etc.) in confidence. 2 tr. (foll. by to) entrust (an object of care, a task, etc.) to. 3 intr. (foll. by in) a have trust or confidence in. b talk confidentially to. Derivatives: confidingly adv. Etymology: L confidere (as com-, fidere trust)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Confide Con*fide", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Confided; p. pr. & vb. n. Confiding.] [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust. See Faith, and cf. Affiance.] To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers. By thy command I rise or fall, In thy protection I confide. --Byron. Judge before friendships, then confide till death. --Young.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Confide Con*fide", v. t. To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to. Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States. --Story.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(confides, confiding, confided) If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret. I knew she had some fundamental problems in her marriage because she had confided in me a year earlier... He confided to me that he felt like he was being punished... On New Year's Eve he confided that he had suffered rather troubling chest pains... I confided my worries to Michael. VERB: V in n, V to n that, V that, V n to n, also V with quote

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Trust, intrust, commit, consign, give in trust.

Moby Thesaurus

air, alert, aspire to, assign, bank on, bestow, break it to, break the news, breathe, buzz, come out with, commend, commit, confide to, consign, count on, delegate, desire, divulgate, divulge, enfeoff, entrust, entrust with information, evulgate, expect, feel confident, give confidential information, give in charge, give in trust, give out, give vent to, hand over, harbor the hope, hint, hope, hope against hope, hope and pray, hope for, hope in, hope to God, infeudate, insinuate, intimate, lean upon, let get around, let in on, let next to, let out, live in hopes, make known, mention privately, nurture the hope, out with, present, presume, publish, put hep, put next to, relegate, rely on, remand, remit, rest assured, reveal, suggest, tell, tip, tip off, trust, turn over, utter, vent, ventilate, whisper