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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: confide v 1: reveal in private; tell confidentially 2: To confer a trust upon "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" [syn: {entrust}, {intrust}, {trust}, {commit}]
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