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confiding Definition


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confide
verb confided, confiding
    1. To tell (a secret, etc) to someone.
      Thesaurus: confess, reveal, divulge, unburden, disclose, impart.
    2. To entrust someone (to someone's care).
      Thesaurus: entrust, commit, consign.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin confidere to trust.

Phrasal Verb: confide in someone
    To speak freely and confidentially with them about personal matters.To trust them.



confiding
adj
    1. Trusting; unsuspicious.
Derivative: confidingly
adverb


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