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confide

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Meaning

To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.

To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by to.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret Source: Internet

I commit my soul to God Source: Internet

Against those who said these were in conflict, he wrote "that the contradiction they have imagined can have no real existence, and that whilst the testimony of Moses remains unimpeached, we may also be permitted to confide in the testimony of our senses." Source: Internet

Barney can sometimes be lulled into a false sense of security and confide in Lily. Source: Internet

DeWar in particular finds her easy to confide in, and spends much of his off-time playing board games with her while the two tell each other stories. Source: Internet

Indeed, many right-wing MKs would later confide to reporters that they were happy to be absent because they, too, opposed the measure. Source: Internet

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