confided

Meanings

• Verb

  To share a secret or trust with someone

  - "I confided in my best friend about my deepest fears."
  - "He confided that he had failed the exam."
  - "She confided in me her darkest secret."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with confided
confide , abide , tide , side , ride

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Homophones

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1. Confide (Spanish) : Trust, Believe
   

2. Confide (Scots) : Confess, Admit
   

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Variants

List of all variants of confided that leads to same result
confide , confided , confider , confiders , confides , confiding , confide in , confided in , confides in , confiding in

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Forms

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Confided (past tense and past participle of the verb), Confides (third person singular present), Confides (third person singular present perfect)

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Etymology

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From the Old French word 'confider', meaning 'to commit to memory, to entrust, to consider'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'confide' is derived from the Latin word 'confidere', which means 'to trust'.

2. In mathematics, a 'confidence interval' is a range of values that is likely to contain an unknown population parameter with a certain degree of confidence.

3. In computer science, 'confidentiality' refers to the protection of sensitive information from unauthorized access or disclosure.

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Related Concepts

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1. Trust: A feeling of reliance on the reliability, ability, or strength of someone or something.

2. Secrecy: The state of keeping something hidden or unknown to others.

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Culture

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The word 'confide' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in the context of trust and betrayal. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Othello', Iago manipulates Othello's trust in Desdemona by planting seeds of doubt, ultimately leading to tragic consequences. In music, the term 'confidential' is often used to describe intimate or private information shared between artists and their audiences.

How to Memorize "confided"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person sharing a secret with another person, perhaps by whispering it into their ear. Visualize the trust and intimacy between them.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'confide' with the idea of trust and secrets. Remember the 'C' in 'confide' stands for 'commit' and 'trust'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Confide' - 'C' for 'Commit', 'o' for 'Ourselves', 'n' for 'Narrate', 'f' for 'Fully', 'i' for 'Inform', and 'd' for 'Deliver'. This can help you remember the meaning of the word.

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