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CONFIDE

\kənfˈa͡ɪd], \kənfˈa‍ɪd], \k_ə_n_f_ˈaɪ_d]\

Definitions of CONFIDE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language

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reveal in private; tell confidentially

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

reveal in private; tell confidentially

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.
To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To have trust or faith (in).
Confidingly.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To trust wholly or have faith in: to rely.
To intrust, or commit to the charge of.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To have faith in; rely upon.
To intrust.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To reveal in trust or confidence; entrust (to).
To repose confidence (in).

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To entrust; to commit to the charge of.
To trust or have all faith in.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

To trust; to rely on; to commit to the charge of; to believe in; to deliver into the possession of another for safe keeping.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

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