What is "confides"

Usage examples of "confides".

Jo and his conductor presently return, and Jo is assisted to his mattress by the careful Phil, to whom, after due administration of medicine by his own hands, Allan confides all needful means and instructions.

It is a part of my professional duty to study and to understand a gentleman who confides his interests to me.

Alison visits her two or three times a week, and in all probability confides in her fully, makes it all-important to watch her carefully.