Added 9 October 2026
confide
/kənˈfaɪd/ verb
In Latin: concrēdō First recorded: early 17th century Wiktionary
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To have confidence in someone. To trust or have faith (in).
I confide in her judgement in this matter.
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To trust or have faith (in).
I confide in her judgement in this matter.
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To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.
I could no longer keep this secret alone; I had to confide in my brother.
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.
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