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Meaning of 'confine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Confine [ n.]
- Common boundary; border; limit; -- used chiefly in the plural.
- Apartment; place of restraint; prison.
2 . Confine [ v. i.]
- To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; -- followed by on or with.
3 . Confine [ v. t.]
- To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.

Meaning of 'confine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . confine [ v]
Meaning (1):
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
Example in sentence:
  • About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade;
  • The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center;
  • The terrorists held the journalists for ransom;
  • This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
Meaning (2):
- close in
Example in sentence:
  • darkness enclosed him
Meaning (3):
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
Example in sentence:
  • limit the time you can spend with your friends;
  • restrict the use of this parking lot

Nearby Words:

con con- conacre conarium conation conative conatus concamerate concameration concatenate

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