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confide

con·fide

UK/kənˈfaɪd/ US/kʌˈnfaɪd/ fairly common

verb

1.
2.

confer a trust upon

  • “The messenger was entrusted with the general”
  • “;”
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Origin

From Middle Scots confide, confyde (“to put trust in”), from Latin confīdere (“to put trust in, have confidence in”), from con- (“together”) + fidēre (“to trust”). First attested in English use in the early 17th century. Doublet of faith and fidelity.

Phrases

  • confide in

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