[kənˈfʌɪd], (Verb)

Definitions:
- tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others
(e.g: he confided his fears to his mother)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘place trust (in’)): from Latin confidere ‘have full trust’. The sense ‘impart as a secret’ dates from the mid 18th century