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Confine

kənˈfʌɪn

Confine definitions

verb

Inflections:

confine confined confines confining

keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time)

"he does not confine his message to high politics"

Synonyms:
enclose incarcerate imprison intern impound hold captive trap restrict limit
- restrain or forbid someone from leaving (a place)
  
  "the troops were confined to their barracks"
- (of a person) be unable to leave (one's bed, home, or a wheelchair) because of illness or disability
  
  "he was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu"
- (of a woman) remain in bed for a period before, during, and after giving birth
  
  "she was confined for nearly a month"

noun

Inflections:

confines

the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement

"within the confines of the hall escape was difficult"

Synonyms:
limits outer limits borders boundaries margins extremities edges fringes marches
- the limits of something abstract, especially a sphere of activity
  
  "the narrow confines of political life"