confide

verb

con·fide kən-ˈfīd How to pronounce confide (audio)

confided; confiding

intransitive verb

: to have confidence : trust

We cannot confide wholly in our own powers.

: to show confidence by imparting secrets

confide in a friend

transitive verb

: to tell confidentially

He dared not confide the secret to his family.

: to give to the care or protection of another : entrust

… do not confide your children to strangers.

Mavis Gallant

confider noun

Example Sentences

He confided that he was very unhappy with his job. the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care

Recent Examples on the Web Students confide in him about the violence that touches their lives, the deacon told the Tribune.

Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Despite being blunt about everything else in her life, Jones did not confide the truth about her mental state to audiences or to her View co-hosts.

Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 2 June 2022 And men are less likely to have women confide in them about their abortions.

Glamour, 13 May 2022 Those who set their dating app location to Ukraine have used the app to donate funds, provide housing to refugees, and serve as someone Ukrainians can confide in during this challenging time.

Amanda Florian, ELLE, 11 May 2022 Sister Catherine Cesnik of the Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore is someone students often confide in.

Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2022 The desire to confide, to be seen, is a universal human one; personal narrative is a way of reaping art from that desire.

Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022 In the meantime Zhytelna, who speaks English as a third language, continues to confide and confess and cry with the teammate whose country is waging war on hers.

Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022 The Arizona bill has the potential to upend the common reality that a teacher is often a person students choose to confide in.

Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 See More

confide

verb

as in to hand

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

hand
leave
give
trust
entrust
transfer
delegate
intrust
relinquish
recommend
commend
deliver
pass
commit
transmit
consign
repose
grant
lend
hand over
loan
confer
vest
will
turn over
submit
assign
dispense
give over
distribute
bequeath
furnish
divide
hand in
surrender
supply
disperse
hand on
turn in
hand down
yield
recommit
advance
release
deal (out)
retransmit
retransfer
redeliver

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hold
keep
retain
withhold
possess
own
accept
receive
take
detain
reserve
hold back
occupy
take in
take over

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of confide are commit, consign, entrust, and relegate. While all these words mean "to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose," confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance.

confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney

While in some cases nearly identical to confide, commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody.

committed the felon to prison

While the synonyms consign and confide are close in meaning, consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality.

consigned the damaging notes to the fire

In some situations, the words entrust and confide are roughly equivalent. However, entrust implies committing with trust and confidence.

the president is entrusted with broad powers

The words relegate and confide are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of.

relegated to an obscure position in the company

单词	confide
释义	confide verb con·fide kən-ˈfīd confided; confiding intransitive verb 1 : to have confidence : trust We cannot confide wholly in our own powers. 2 : to show confidence by imparting secrets confide in a friend transitive verb 1 : to tell confidentially He dared not confide the secret to his family. 2 : to give to the care or protection of another : entrust … do not confide your children to strangers. Mavis Gallant confider noun Synonyms commend commit consign delegate deliver entrust intrust give give over hand hand over leave pass recommend repose transfer transmit trust turn over vest See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He confided that he was very unhappy with his job. the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care Recent Examples on the Web Students confide in him about the violence that touches their lives, the deacon told the Tribune. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 Despite being blunt about everything else in her life, Jones did not confide the truth about her mental state to audiences or to her View co-hosts. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 2 June 2022 And men are less likely to have women confide in them about their abortions. Glamour, 13 May 2022 Those who set their dating app location to Ukraine have used the app to donate funds, provide housing to refugees, and serve as someone Ukrainians can confide in during this challenging time. Amanda Florian, ELLE, 11 May 2022 Sister Catherine Cesnik of the Archbishop Keough High School in Baltimore is someone students often confide in. Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2022 The desire to confide, to be seen, is a universal human one; personal narrative is a way of reaping art from that desire. Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2022 In the meantime Zhytelna, who speaks English as a third language, continues to confide and confess and cry with the teammate whose country is waging war on hers. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022 The Arizona bill has the potential to upend the common reality that a teacher is often a person students choose to confide in. Michael Smolens Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology early Scots, borrowed from Latin confīdere "to put trust in, have confidence in," from con- con- + fīdere "to trust (in), rely (on)" going back to Indo-European b^hei̯d^h- "trust, entrust" — more at faith entry 1 First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Phrases Containing confide* confide in confide in Kids Definition confide verb con·fide kən-ˈfīd confided; confiding 1 : to have or show faith confide in a doctor's skill 2 : to display trust by telling secrets She needed to confide in a friend. 3 : to tell without anyone else knowing I confided the secret to a pal. 4 : entrust sense 2 The property was confided to their care. confide verb as in to hand to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hand leave give trust entrust transfer delegate intrust relinquish recommend commend deliver pass commit transmit consign repose grant lend hand over loan confer vest will turn over submit assign dispense give over distribute bequeath furnish divide hand in surrender supply disperse hand on turn in hand down yield recommit advance release deal (out) retransmit retransfer redeliver Antonyms & Near Antonyms hold keep retain withhold possess own accept receive take detain reserve hold back occupy take in take over See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of confide are commit, consign, entrust, and relegate. While all these words mean "to assign to a person or place for a definite purpose," confide implies entrusting with great assurance or reliance. confided complete control of my affairs to my attorney While in some cases nearly identical to confide, commit may express the general idea of delivering into another's charge or the special sense of transferring to a superior power or to a special place of custody. committed the felon to prison While the synonyms consign and confide are close in meaning, consign suggests removing from one's control with formality or finality. consigned the damaging notes to the fire In some situations, the words entrust and confide are roughly equivalent. However, entrust implies committing with trust and confidence. the president is entrusted with broad powers The words relegate and confide are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, relegate implies a consigning to a particular class or sphere often with a suggestion of getting rid of. relegated to an obscure position in the company
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confide

verb

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Phrases Containing confide

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