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Confide

Con-fīde', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. CONFIDED; p. pr. & vb. n. CONFIDING.] [Lat. confidere, from con and fidere, to trust, It. confidare, Pr. confidar, Sp. & Pg. confiar, Fr. confier.] To put faith; to give credit; to rely; to believe;—followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers, or in the strength and resources of his people. “Him in whom distress confides.” Smart.

Con-fīde′, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To intrust to; to give in charge to;—followed by to. They would take the property out of the hands of those to whom it was confided by the charter. Hopkinson. Congress may, under the Constitution, confide to the Circuit Court jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States. Story.