confide vs pass on

confide and pass on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confide	No	No	Yes	No
pass on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pass on is a hypernym of confide; that is, pass on is a word with a broader meaning than confide:

Other hypernyms of confide include give, hand, pass, reach, turn over.

confide (verb)	pass on (verb)
reveal in private; tell confidentially	transmit information
confer a trust upon	cause to be distributed
	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
	give to or transfer possession of
	place into the hands or custody of
	transmit (knowledge or skills)
	refer to another person for decision or judgment