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Definition of Confine
1. Verb. Place limits on (extent or access). "Limit the time you can spend with your friends"
Exact synonyms: Bound, Limit, Restrain, Restrict, Throttle, Trammel
Specialized synonyms: Reduce, Tighten, Tie, Gate, Draw A Line, Draw The Line, Mark Off, Mark Out, Harness, Rein, Rule, Baffle, Regulate, Cramp, Halter, Hamper, Strangle, Constrain, Stiffen, Tighten, Tighten Up, Clamp Down, Crack Down, Inhibit, Constrain, Cumber, Encumber, Restrain
Generic synonyms: Check, Contain, Control, Curb, Hold, Hold In, Moderate
Derivative terms: Bound, Bound, Limit, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limiter, Restrainer, Restriction, Restriction, Restrictive, Trammel
Specialized synonyms: Reduce, Tighten, Tie, Gate, Draw A Line, Draw The Line, Mark Off, Mark Out, Harness, Rein, Rule, Baffle, Regulate, Cramp, Halter, Hamper, Strangle, Constrain, Stiffen, Tighten, Tighten Up, Clamp Down, Crack Down, Inhibit, Constrain, Cumber, Encumber, Restrain
Generic synonyms: Check, Contain, Control, Curb, Hold, Hold In, Moderate
Derivative terms: Bound, Bound, Limit, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limiter, Restrainer, Restriction, Restriction, Restrictive, Trammel
2. Verb. Restrict or confine,. "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
Exact synonyms: Circumscribe, Limit
Specialized synonyms: Hold Down, Keep Down, Number, Cap, Curb, Curtail, Cut Back, Restrict, Delimit, Delimitate, Demarcate, Content, Ration
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Circumscription, Limit, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation
Specialized synonyms: Hold Down, Keep Down, Number, Cap, Curb, Curtail, Cut Back, Restrict, Delimit, Delimitate, Demarcate, Content, Ration
Generic synonyms: Decrease, Lessen, Minify
Derivative terms: Circumscription, Limit, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation, Limitation
3. Verb. Prevent from leaving or from being removed.
Specialized synonyms: Cabin, Closet, Coop In, Coop Up, Lock, Lock Away, Lock In, Lock Up, Put Away, Shut Away, Shut Up, Lock In, Seal In
Generic synonyms: Hold Back, Keep, Keep Back, Restrain
Generic synonyms: Hold Back, Keep, Keep Back, Restrain
4. Verb. Close in. "Darkness enclosed him"
Exact synonyms: Enclose, Hold In
Generic synonyms: Bear, Carry, Contain, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Border, Bound, Embank, Rail, Rail In, Box In, Box Up, Frame
Derivative terms: Confinement, Enclosure, Enclosure
Generic synonyms: Bear, Carry, Contain, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Border, Bound, Embank, Rail, Rail In, Box In, Box Up, Frame
Derivative terms: Confinement, Enclosure, Enclosure
5. Verb. Deprive of freedom; take into confinement. "They want to confine the prisoners "
Exact synonyms: Detain
Specialized synonyms: Keep, Straiten, Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Put Behind Bars, Remand, Intern, Bind Over, Imprison, Cage, Cage In, Pin Down, Trap, Keep In
Derivative terms: Confinement, Detainee, Detention, Detention
Antonyms: Free
Specialized synonyms: Keep, Straiten, Gaol, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate, Jail, Jug, Lag, Put Away, Put Behind Bars, Remand, Intern, Bind Over, Imprison, Cage, Cage In, Pin Down, Trap, Keep In
Derivative terms: Confinement, Detainee, Detention, Detention
Antonyms: Free
6. Verb. To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement. "They want to confine the prisoners "; "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
Exact synonyms: Hold, Restrain
Generic synonyms: Disable, Disenable, Incapacitate
Specialized synonyms: Bind, Tie Down, Tie Up, Truss, Fetter, Shackle, Enchain, Pinion, Shackle, Impound, Pound, Pound, Pound Up, Fold, Pen Up, Ground
Derivative terms: Hold, Hold, Restrainer, Restraint
Generic synonyms: Disable, Disenable, Incapacitate
Specialized synonyms: Bind, Tie Down, Tie Up, Truss, Fetter, Shackle, Enchain, Pinion, Shackle, Impound, Pound, Pound, Pound Up, Fold, Pen Up, Ground
Derivative terms: Hold, Hold, Restrainer, Restraint
Definition of Confine
1. v. t. To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
2. v. i. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; -- followed by on or with.
3. n. Common boundary; border; limit; -- used chiefly in the plural.
Definition of Confine
1. Verb. (transitive) To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area ¹
2. Noun. Limit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Confine
1. to shut within an enclosure [v -FINED, -FINING, -FINES]
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