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confine

con·fine

UK/kənˈfaɪn/ US/ˈkɒnfaɪn/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"

2.

place limits on (extent or access)

  • “restrict the use of this parking lot”
  • “limit the time you can spend with your friends”
3.

prevent from leaving or from being removed

4.

close in or confine

5.

deprive of freedom; take into confinement

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6.

to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

  • “This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”
  • “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”
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Origin

From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.

Phrases

  • confine oneself

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