Antonyms for confide


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kuhn-fahyd
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈfaɪd


Definition of confide

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "to trust or have faith," from Latin confidere "to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe" (see confidence). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding.
  • verb divulge information
  • verb entrust
Example sentences :
  • I'll give you my word of honor to keep any secret you confide to me.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • Besides, it is a privilege and pleasure to confide in my Little Dorrit.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • The happiness of being able to talk about it, and to confide their happiness to each other!
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Our customers over there, seem not to be able to confide their property to us fast enough.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • The deed was not then accomplished, neither did he confide in me.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • I have had no one to confide in; no one to advise me; no one to save me from the horrors of my existence.
  • Extract from : « The Room in the Dragon Volant » by J. Sheridan LeFanu
  • I know I may confide it to you, and I rely upon your questioning me no more at this time.'
  • Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
  • His trouble did not appear to be one that he could confide—at present, at least.
  • Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
  • But naturally Peter did not confide his obsession to Lalkhan.
  • Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker
  • You must on no account repeat what I am going to confide to you.
  • Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for confide

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