Confide (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Reveal in private; tell confidentially.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

• Disclose
• Let On
• Break
• Reveal
• Divulge
• Give Away
• Uncover
• Bring Out
• Let Out
• Expose
• Discover

Hyponyms

• Relieve

Related Words

• Confidant (noun)
• Confidence (noun)

Meaning ²

Confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Commit
• Entrust
• Trust
• Intrust

Hypernyms

• Pass
• Give
• Turn Over
• Hand
• Reach

Hyponyms

• Recommit
• Commend
• Consign
• Charge
• Obligate

Related Words

• Confidence (noun)