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   confine

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   • 1. keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time): "he does not confine his message to high politics" Similar encloseincarcerateimprisoninternimpoundhold captivetrapshut in/upkeeppen in/upcagelock in/upcoop (up)box up/inimmuremew upfence inhedge inhurdlerail inwall in/upencirclesurroundringencompasshem inclose inkettlecorralrare:girdcompassrestrictlimitkeep within the limits ofnot allow to go beyondOpposite release
   • ▪ 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

   • 1. 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"
   • ▪ the limits of something abstract, especially a sphere of activity: "the narrow confines of political life"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from French confins (plural noun), from Latin confinia, from confinis ‘bordering’, from con- ‘together’ + finis ‘end, limit’ (plural fines ‘territory’). The verb senses are from French confiner, based on Latin confinis.

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   What does confine mean?

   • The meaning of CONFINE is something (such as borders or walls) that encloses; also : something that restrains. How to use confine in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confine.

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   What is the meaning of confinement?

   • 1. to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: Confine your remarks to the subject at hand. n. 3. Usu., confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border. 4. Often, confines. region; territory. 5. Archaic. confinement. 6. Obs. a place of confinement; prison. [1350–1400; (n.)

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   What does it mean to confine something to a particular place or group?

   • 1. To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group. [...] 2. If you confine someone or something, you prevent them from leaving or escaping. [...] 3. If you confine yourself or your activities to something, you do only that thing and are involved with nothing else.

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   What is the root word of confine?

   • borrowed from Middle French confiner "to be adjacent, restrain within limits," probably borrowed from Italian confinare, derivative of confine "boundary line, limit," noun derivative from neuter of Latin confīnis "having a common boundary" — more at confine entry 1

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   What does confined to bed mean?

   • be confined to bed, a wheelchair, etc. (often offensive) to have to stay in bed, in a wheelchair, etc. She was confined to bed with the flu. He was confined to a wheelchair after the accident.

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   What is the difference between restrict and confine?

   • restrict suggests a narrowing or tightening or restraining within or as if within an encircling boundary. circumscribe stresses a restriction on all sides and by clearly defined boundaries. confine suggests severe restraint and a resulting cramping, fettering, or hampering.

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   The meaning of CONFINE is something (such as borders or walls) that encloses; also : something that restrains. How to use confine in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Confine.

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   Confine definition: to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict. See examples of CONFINE used in a sentence.

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   CONFINE meaning: 1. to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way: 2. to keep someone closed in a place…. Learn more.

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   1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. 2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison. 3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was confined to bed. [French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries; see confines.] con·fin′a·ble, con·fine′a·ble adj. con·fin′er n.

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   Definitions of 'confine'. 1. To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group. [...] 2. If you confine someone or something, you prevent them from leaving or escaping. [...]

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   Definition of confine verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   What does the verb confine mean? There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb confine , five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.