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give away vs confide

confide vs give away

give away and confide both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
give away No No Yes No
confide No No Yes No
As verbs, confide is a hyponym of give away; that is, confide is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than give away:
  • give away: make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
  • confide: reveal in private; tell confidentially
give away (verb) confide (verb)
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret reveal in private; tell confidentially
give away information about somebody confer a trust upon
make a gift of
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
Difference between give away and confide

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