confide

1. (intransitive, now rare) To trust, have faith (in).Examples: ""Be calm, lovely Antonia!" he replied; "no danger in near you: confide in my protection.""; "I shall do nothing rashly: you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and consideration whenever the safety of others is committed to my care."; "In thy protection I confide."archaicintransitive

2. (transitive, dated) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.Examples: "I confide this mission to you alone."datedtransitive

3. (intransitive, with in) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with.Examples: "I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother."intransitive

4. (transitive, intransitive) To say (something) in confidence.Examples: "After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman."; "She confided that her marriage had been in trouble for some time."; "One student had been so afraid to come out to our meetings that he would secretly meet me in the bookshelves of the library and confide about the miseries of being gay, closeted, and a a virgin."intransitivetransitive