confidev.

Brit.

/kənˈfʌɪd/, U.S.

/kənˈfaɪd/

Etymology: < Latin confīdĕre to have full trust or reliance, < con- intensive prefix + fīdĕre to trust.

1. intransitive. To trust or have faith; to put or place trust, repose confidence in (formerly on, to).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > trust [verb (intransitive)]

hopec888

believeOE

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a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 746 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 118 In ye [= thee] we confide.

1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 104 In a time when the most credulous have enough to doe to confide on publique faith.

1648 H. Gresby tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Prince 256 [They] confide more in this..then to the number of their Armies.

1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. v. §12. 82 Some other whom they confide in for protection.

1700 S. Parker 6 Philos. Ess. 64 It were not safe with Epicurus to confide wholly on the Senses.

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 293 They desired that there might be such a person made Lieutenant of the Tower, ‘as they could Confide in’ (an Expression that grew from that time to be much used).

1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 304 The Expression they used, when they had a mind to remove any man from a place..‘that they could not Confide in him’.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. ii. 315 The stoutest cables are not to be confided in.

1832 H. Martineau Life in Wilds viii. 101 He confided in the captains' parting promise.

1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 184 He who most confides in the instructor will learn the sacred lesson best.

2. absol. To have faith or trust; to have confidence; to be assured or confident.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > trust, have confidence in [verb (intransitive)]

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1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 114 Nor could the Flemish ever confide, till they saw their Country free of Foreigners.

1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvi. 453 O prudent Princess! bid thy soul confide.

1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 36 Judge before Friendship; then confide till Death.

3. with object clause: To trust, believe, have confidence, or feel assured (that). ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > have confidence in, trust [verb (transitive)]

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1632 T. Hawkins tr. P. Matthieu Vnhappy Prosperitie 27 Confiding the Iudge would be his Protector.

1743 W. Shenstone Wks. III. 100 I sincerely confide, that..no time shall extenuate our mutual friendship.

1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings II. vi. xi. 290 The sum which I have left, will, I confide..supply a decent competency.

1800 T. Jefferson Let. 4 Mar. in Papers (2004) XXXI. 409 They confide that the next election gives a decided majority in the two houses.

1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 15 Confiding that it would have the support of Langcale.

a. transitive. To impart as a secret, to communicate in confidence (to a person).

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > secrets

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to give upa1640

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confide1735

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to shell out1862

clatfart1913

spill1917

unzip1939

1735 G. Lyttelton Lett. from Persian (1744) lxxix. 322 Thou art the only one to whom I dare confide my Folly.

1850 R. W. Emerson Montaigne in Representative Men iv. 161 Men do not confide themselves to boys, or coxcombs, or pedants, but to their peers.

1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xvii. 238 An opportunity of confiding all her perplexities to her friend.

b. intransitive. to confide in: to take (a person) into one's confidence, talk confidentially to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > be or become private [verb (intransitive)] > talk confidentially

to confide in1888

1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere I. i. i. 23 Mrs. Leyburn wanted to confide in her about a new cap.

1904 L. T. Meade Love Triumphant ii. ix I must confide in you, but you seem..so terribly restless that you have not patience to hear me out.

5. To entrust (an object of care, a task, etc.) to a person, with reliance on his fidelity or competence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > commit to care or custody of another

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to farm out1786

confide1861

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to foster out1960

1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 546 The execution of the plan was confided to Aranda.

1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 37 Its amount may be known by examination of the persons to whom it is confided.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	confide
释义	confidev. Brit. /kənˈfʌɪd/, U.S. /kənˈfaɪd/ Etymology: < Latin confīdĕre to have full trust or reliance, < con- intensive prefix + fīdĕre to trust. 1. intransitive. To trust or have faith; to put or place trust, repose confidence in (formerly on, to). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > trust [verb (intransitive)] hopec888 believeOE trowc1000 levec1175 strusta1250 trista1250 trestc1275 traista1300 affyc1330 assurec1374 restc1384 sover1488 confidea1525 faith1555 relyc1571 build1573 a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 746 in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 118 In ye [= thee] we confide. 1634 W. Tirwhyt tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Lett. 104 In a time when the most credulous have enough to doe to confide on publique faith. 1648 H. Gresby tr. J. L. G. de Balzac Prince 256 [They] confide more in this..then to the number of their Armies. 1651 T. Hobbes Philos. Rudim. v. §12. 82 Some other whom they confide in for protection. 1700 S. Parker 6 Philos. Ess. 64 It were not safe with Epicurus to confide wholly on the Senses. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 293 They desired that there might be such a person made Lieutenant of the Tower, ‘as they could Confide in’ (an Expression that grew from that time to be much used). 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 304 The Expression they used, when they had a mind to remove any man from a place..‘that they could not Confide in him’. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson iii. ii. 315 The stoutest cables are not to be confided in. 1832 H. Martineau Life in Wilds viii. 101 He confided in the captains' parting promise. 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 184 He who most confides in the instructor will learn the sacred lesson best. 2. absol. To have faith or trust; to have confidence; to be assured or confident. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > confident hope, trust > trust, have confidence in [verb (intransitive)] lippenc1175 trustc1225 trustena1382 hang1393 licken1535 confide1654 1654 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Compl. Hist. Warrs Flanders 114 Nor could the Flemish ever confide, till they saw their Country free of Foreigners. 1726 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xvi. 453 O prudent Princess! bid thy soul confide. 1742 E. Young Complaint: Night the Second 36 Judge before Friendship; then confide till Death. 3. with object clause: To trust, believe, have confidence, or feel assured (that). ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > have confidence in, trust [verb (transitive)] trowc888 trista1272 trestc1275 ween1340 affy?a1400 betrustc1440 strust1450 traist1473 atristc1475 intrastea1500 betrow?1567 confide1632 salve1646 bank1872 1632 T. Hawkins tr. P. Matthieu Vnhappy Prosperitie 27 Confiding the Iudge would be his Protector. 1743 W. Shenstone Wks. III. 100 I sincerely confide, that..no time shall extenuate our mutual friendship. 1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings II. vi. xi. 290 The sum which I have left, will, I confide..supply a decent competency. 1800 T. Jefferson Let. 4 Mar. in Papers (2004) XXXI. 409 They confide that the next election gives a decided majority in the two houses. 1816 W. Scott Old Mortality i, in Tales of my Landlord 1st Ser. IV. 15 Confiding that it would have the support of Langcale. 4. a. transitive. To impart as a secret, to communicate in confidence (to a person). ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > secrets discovera1375 labc1400 bewray1578 blab1582 discabinet1605 eviscerate1607 eliminate1608 to give upa1640 vent1678 betray1734 confide1735 leak1859 to shell out1862 clatfart1913 spill1917 unzip1939 1735 G. Lyttelton Lett. from Persian (1744) lxxix. 322 Thou art the only one to whom I dare confide my Folly. 1850 R. W. Emerson Montaigne in Representative Men iv. 161 Men do not confide themselves to boys, or coxcombs, or pedants, but to their peers. 1872 W. Black Strange Adventures Phaeton xvii. 238 An opportunity of confiding all her perplexities to her friend. b. intransitive. to confide in: to take (a person) into one's confidence, talk confidentially to. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > privacy > be or become private [verb (intransitive)] > talk confidentially to confide in1888 1888 Mrs. H. Ward Robert Elsmere I. i. i. 23 Mrs. Leyburn wanted to confide in her about a new cap. 1904 L. T. Meade Love Triumphant ii. ix I must confide in you, but you seem..so terribly restless that you have not patience to hear me out. 5. To entrust (an object of care, a task, etc.) to a person, with reliance on his fidelity or competence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > care for, protect, or have charge of [verb (transitive)] > commit to care or custody of another givea1000 beteachc1000 teachc1000 betake1297 trust1340 bekena1375 commenda1382 putc1390 recommanda1393 commitc1405 recommendc1405 resignc1425 allot1473 commise1474 commanda1500 consign1528 in charge (of)1548 credit1559 incommend1574 entrusta1586 aret1590 be-giftc1590 concredit1593 betrust1619 concrede1643 subcommit1681 to farm out1786 confide1861 fide1863 doorstep1945 to foster out1960 1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 546 The execution of the plan was confided to Aranda. 1862 J. Ruskin Munera Pulveris (1880) 37 Its amount may be known by examination of the persons to whom it is confided. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1525
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