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Etymology

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Latin diffido (I distrust)

Verb

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diffide

  1. (obsolete) To be distrustful
    • 1662, Henry More, An Antidote Against Atheism, Book I, A Collection of Several Philosophical Writings of Dr. Henry More, p. 22:
      "Nor is it sufficient ground to diffide to the strength of this Argument..."

Italian

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Noun

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diffide f

  1. plural of diffida

Latin

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Verb

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diffīde

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of diffīdō