to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed by in):
She confides in no one but her husband.
2.
to have full trust; have faith:
They confided in their own ability.
verb (used with object), confided, confiding.
3.
to tell in assurance of secrecy:
He confided all his plans to her.
4.
to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another:
She confided her jewelry to her sister.
Origin
1625-35; < Latinconfīdere, equivalent to con-con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity
Related forms
confider, noun
preconfide, verb, preconfided, preconfiding.
unconfided, adjective
well-confided, adjective
Synonyms
3. disclose, reveal, divulge, impart.
Examples from the web for confide
It is due to the sound discretion with which they select from among themselves those to whom they confide the legislative duties.
He tries to confide in his family but they rebuke him for questioning his faith.
The clinic's people work on the theory that many do seek someone in whom to confide, simply to talk.
Gaining it, she thought, he would confide in her--he would eventually speak.
The idea is that a criminal might not confide in a lawyer if his crimes could someday become public.
Work with someone in whom you can confide your lurking fears about weight and body image.
Perhaps as a consequence, he sometimes did not confide in her.
Two people dressed in purple confide their thoughts to one another.
They don't ask you to reveal yourself or confide your secrets.
They gaze ardently into each other's eyes, confide dark secrets, embrace by rubbing cheek to cheek.
British Dictionary definitions for confide
confide
/kənˈfaɪd/
verb
1.
usually foll by in; when tr, may take a clause as object. to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
2.
(intransitive) foll by in. to have complete trust
3.
(transitive) to entrust into another's keeping
Derived Forms
confider, noun
Word Origin
C15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty
Word Origin and History for confide
v.
mid-15c., "to trust or have faith," from Latin confidere "to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe" (see confidence). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding.