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confide
to share a secret with someone trusted
Synonyms
- entrust
- disclose
- impart
Antonyms
- conceal
- withhold
confide in a sentence
She confided her plans only to her closest friend.
She confided her fears to her sister.
Where it comes from
From Latin confidere 'to trust fully'
Memory hook
CON (with) + FIDE (faith) — share with faith.
Word parts
- con/col/com — together, with
confide: con- (together, fully) + fide (trust, from fidere) - fid — faith, trust
confide: con- (fully) + fid (trust)
Read it in context
- The Locker Choice Narrative