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Word: Confide
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘place trust (in’)): from Latin confidere ‘have full trust’. The sense ‘impart as a secret’ dates from the mid 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kənˈfʌɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others
Short Definition:tell someone about something secret
Examples:- he confided his fears to his mother
- he confided that stress had caused him to lose a stone in weight
- ‘I have been afraid,’ she confided
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