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Confide

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trustnounConfidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
commitverb(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
entrustverb(transitive) To trust to the care of.
intrustverbArchaic form of entrust. [(transitive) To trust to the care of.]

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entrustverb(transitive) To trust to the care of.
trustverbConfidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
commitverb(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
intrustverbArchaic form of entrust. [(transitive) To trust to the care of.]
relyverb(with on or upon, formerly also with in) to trust; to have confidence in; to depend.
assignverb(transitive) To designate or set apart (something) for some purpose.
shareverbTo give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.
outsourceverb(chiefly US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.
devolveverb(especially of a central government to a local one, a federal one to a federated one, etc.) To transfer authority and responsibility for (something) to (another entity).
confide inverbTo share a secret with; to talk of sensitive and personal issues with (someone).
reconfideverbTo communicate information that was told in confidence to a third person.
betrust(transitive, archaic) To trust; place confidence in (a person).
venturenounA risky or daring undertaking or journey.
confessverb(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
dependverb(intransitive, usually followed by on or upon) To trust; to have confidence; to rely.
affynoun(slang) An affidavit to be signed by a contest winner to confirm eligibility.
tristnoun(obsolete, form of tryst) (secret meeting).
creditnounReliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
put stock inverb(transitive, chiefly in the negative) To have faith in; to believe; to give credence to.
hopenoun(countable or uncountable) The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

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