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- pronunciation:
- k
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faId
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
confides, confiding, confided |
| definition: |
to disclose secrets or confidences trustfully (usu. fol. by "in").
My brother is the only person I can confide in.- similar words:
- open up, tell, trust
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| related words: |
commune |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to disclose (private matters) in good faith to another.
She confides most of her secrets to her best friend.He confided that he was afraid of water and couldn't swim.- synonyms:
- disclose, divulge
- similar words:
- reveal, tell
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entrust, impart, trust |
adverb + (v.)confide
allegedly, later, once, rarely, reportedly
(v.)confide
+ adverb
desperately, privately, proudly, quietly, whenever
(v.)confide
+ noun
aunt,
co-worker,
diary,
fear,
friend,
frustration,
grandma,
journal,
neighbor,
nurse,
pal,
pastor,
priest,
reporter,
secret,
spouse,
stranger,
suspicion,
terror,
therapist,
whisper,
wink
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The word confide
contains the following parts:
con-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix con-
is an assimilated form of com- used before roots beginning with c, d, f, g, j, n, s, t, and v. See com-. Note: con-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " conceive
."
Example words:
conceive, concentrate, concentric, conclude, conclusion, condone, conduce, conducive, conduct, conductive, conduction, confer, conference, confidant, confide, confidence, confident, confine, confirm, conflict, confluence, conflux, conform, confuse, confusion, congener, congratulate, congregate, congress, conjecture, conjunct, conjunction, conjunctiva, connect, connote, conscript, conscription, consign, consonant, conspiracy, constant, constrain, construct, construction, contact, contain, container, context, continue, contract, conversant, convince, convict, conviction, convivial, convocation, convoke, inconceivable, inconsonant, inconspicuous, connotation, consequence, consequent
fid
Latin
root
that means faith, trust
Example words:
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