| VERB | communication | confide | reveal in private |
|---|---|---|---|
| possession | confide, entrust, intrust, trust, commit | confer a trust upon |
| Sounds | kahnfay'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... | |
| Meaning | reveal in private; tell confidentially. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They confide that there was a traffic accident | |
| Entails | trust | Have confidence or faith in |
| Narrower | unbosom, relieve | relieve oneself of troubling information |
| Broader | unwrap, disclose, let on, bring out, reveal, discover, expose, divulge, break, give away, let out, uncover | Make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret |
| Spanish | confiar | |
| Nouns | confidant | someone to whom private matters are confided |
| confidence | a secret that is confided or entrusted to another | |
| Meaning | confer a trust upon. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Synonyms | entrust, intrust, trust, commit | |
| Narrower | commend | Give to in charge |
| consign, charge | Give over to another for care or safekeeping | |
| obligate | commit in order to fulfill an obligation | |
| recommit | commit again | |
| Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give | place into the hands or custody of |
| Spanish | confiar, encargar | |
| Catalan | confiar | |
| Nouns | confidence | a trustful relationship |
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