confide
con·fide (kən-fīdʹ)v. con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing, con·fidesv. tr. 1. To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend. 2. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.v. intr. To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents. See Synonyms at commit. [Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cōnfīdere: com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fīdere, to trust; See bheidh- in Indo-European Roots.] con·fidʹer n.
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