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- [kuh n-fahyd]
- /kənˈfaɪd/
- /kənˈfaɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh n-fahyd]
- /kənˈfaɪd/
Definitions of confide word
- verb confide If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret. 3
- verb confide to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to) 3
- verb confide to have complete trust 3
- verb confide to entrust into another's keeping 3
- intransitive verb confide to trust (in someone), esp. by sharing secrets or discussing private affairs 3
- verb transitive confide to tell or talk about as a secret 3
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Origin of confide
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Latin confīdere, equivalent to con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity
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Parts of speech for Confide
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
confide popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for confide
verb confide
- disclose — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- whisper — to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
- confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
- impart — to make known; tell; relate; disclose: to impart a secret.
adjective confide
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- out with it — a command to make something known immediately, without missing any details
- get off one's chest — Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- unbosom — to disclose (a confidence, secret, etc.).
- shaker — a person or thing that shakes.
Antonyms for confide
verb confide
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
- suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- secrete — a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
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