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 confine confine /kənˈfaɪn/

verb

  1. () Place limits on (extent, amount or access)  ( trammel , bound , throttle , confine , limit , restrict )
    place limits on (extent, amount or access)
     Restrict the use of this parking lot
    restrict the use of this parking lot
     Limit the time you can spend with your friends
    limit the time you can spend with your friends
  2. () Prevent from leaving or from being removed  ( confine )
    prevent from leaving or from being removed
  3. To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement  ( confine , constrain , restrain , hold )
    to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
     This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
    This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
     About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade
    About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade
     The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center
    The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center
     The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
    The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
  4. Deprive of freedom; take into confinement  ( confine , detain )
    deprive of freedom; take into confinement
  5. Close in  ( confine , hold in , enclose )
    close in
     Darkness enclosed him
    darkness enclosed him