Confider

con·fide  (kn-fd)

v. con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing, con·fides

v.tr.

1. To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend.

2. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.

v.intr.

To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents. See Synonyms at commit.

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[Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cnfdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·fider n.