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English verb: confide | |||
| 1. | confide (communication) reveal in private; tell confidentially | ||
| Examples | They confide that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | relieve, unbosom | ||
| Entail | bank, rely, swear, trust | ||
| 2. | confide (possession) confer a trust upon | ||
| Samples | The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret. I commit my soul to God. | ||
| Synonyms | commit, entrust, intrust, trust | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something to somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | charge, commend, consign, obligate, recommit | ||
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