confide
English Thesaurus
1. reveal in private; tell confidentially (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | break, bring out, disclose, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, unwrap, |
| definition | : | make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | relieve, unbosom, |
| definition | : | relieve oneself of troubling information (verb.communication) |
2. confer a trust upon (verb.possession)
| hyponym | : | commend, |
| definition | : | give to in charge (verb.communication) |
| hyponym | : | charge, consign, |
| definition | : | give over to another for care or safekeeping (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | recommit, |
| definition | : | commit again (verb.possession) |
| hyponym | : | obligate, |
| definition | : | commit in order to fulfill an obligation (verb.possession) |
3. reveal in private; tell confidentially (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | confidence, |
| definition | : | a secret that is confided or entrusted to another (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | confidant, intimate, |
| definition | : | someone to whom private matters are confided (noun.person) |
4. confer a trust upon (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | commission, committee, |
| definition | : | a special group delegated to consider some matter (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | regent, trustee, |
| definition | : | members of a governing board (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | legal guardian, trustee, |
| definition | : | a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | confidence, trust, |
| definition | : | a trustful relationship (noun.state) |
5. reveal in private; tell confidentially (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | confidence, |
| definition | : | a secret that is confided or entrusted to another (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | confidant, intimate, |
| definition | : | someone to whom private matters are confided (noun.person) |
6. confer a trust upon (verb.possession)
| derivation | : | commission, committee, |
| definition | : | a special group delegated to consider some matter (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | regent, trustee, |
| definition | : | members of a governing board (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | legal guardian, trustee, |
| definition | : | a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | confidence, trust, |
| definition | : | a trustful relationship (noun.state) |
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