Emily Dickinson Lexicon

confidently, adv. [(confident + -ly); see confident, adj.]

Surely; without doubt; with assurance or certainty.

confiding, verbal adj. [(confide + -ing); see confide, v.] (webplay: trust).

1. Trustworthy; receiving information; fit and willing to be involved in a private conversation.
2. Trustful; placing confidence; entrusting; willing to share personal information.

confirm (-ed, -s), v. [ME conferme-n < L. confirmāre, make firm, strengthen, establish.] (webplay: firm, hands, opinion, resolution, souls).

1. Verify; give new assurance of truth or certainty.
2. Fix firmly; establish; make sure.
3. Establish with full rights and privileges, as in a religious group.

confirmed, verbal adj. [see confirm, v.] (webplay: establish, title).

Given; established; verified.

confiscate (-s), v. [L. confiscāt-.]

Forfeit; leave behind; take away from the normal world.

confiscated, verbal adj. [see confiscate, v.]

Seized; forfeited; appropriated; taken away; [fig.] dead; deceased; dearly departed.

conflict, n. [L. conflīct-us, striking together, shock, fight.]

Struggle; strife; opposition; clash; lack of harmony. (1415)

conform, v. [Fr. conformer.] (webplay: appearance, church, qualities).

Mold or fashion after a pattern; change in order to be in harmony with a standard; adapt; tailor.

confront (-s, -ing), v. [Fr. confronte-r; see affront, v.]

Face resolutely; unwaveringly stand before; meet with a sense of defiance.

confuse (-d), v. [Fr. confus, L. confus-us.]

Disorient; mix-up; cause to make an error of judgement.