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confide vs disclose

disclose vs confide

confide and disclose both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confide No No Yes No
disclose No No Yes No
As verbs, disclose is a hypernym of confide; that is, disclose is a word with a broader meaning than confide:
  • confide: reveal in private; tell confidentially
  • disclose: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
Other hypernyms of confide include break, bring out, discover, divulge, expose, give away, let on, let out, reveal, uncover, unwrap.
confide (verb) disclose (verb)
reveal in private; tell confidentially make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
confer a trust upon reveal to view as by removing a cover
Difference between confide and disclose

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