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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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By thy command I rise or fall,
In thy protection I confide. --Byron.
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Judge before friendships, then confide till death.
--Young.
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