English Dictionary: confide | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for confide | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Confide \Con*fide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Confided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confiding}.] [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust. See {Faith}, and cf. {Affiance}.] To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers. By thy command I rise or fall, In thy protection I confide. --Byron. Judge before friendships, then confide till death. --Young. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Confide \Con*fide"\, v. t. To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to. Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States. --Story. |