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con·fine
 confine
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| pronunciation: |
k n
faIn
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| inflections: |
confined, confines, confining |
| definition 1: |
to limit within certain bounds; restrict.
Please confine your questions to the topic of the lecture.The snowstorm confined us to the house.His thoughts were confined to how he might solve the problem.We were on a tight schedule and had to confine our stay in Paris to three days.- synonyms:
- limit, restrict
- antonyms:
- loose
- similar words:
- bind, circumscribe, constrain, control, narrow, restrain, trammel
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| definition 2: |
to enclose or shut in; imprison.
The dog was dangerous and had to be confined.He was confined in that prison for fifteen years.
- synonyms:
- enclose, restrict, shut in, shut up
- antonyms:
- discharge
- similar words:
- box, cabin, cage, chain, commit, coop up, fasten, hold, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, jail, keep, lock up, quarantine, trammel
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| related words: |
bound, chamber, cloister, close, detain, encumber, guard, hold, isolate, manacle, muzzle, number, qualify, restrain, shackle, stall, surround, tie, yard |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kan
faIn
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| definition: |
(usu. pl.) limit, border, or boundary.
No one was allowed to wander beyond the the confines of the camp.These matters are not within the confines of our discussion.- synonyms:
- boundaries, bounds
- similar words:
- borders, limitation, limits
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| related words: |
bound, boundary, check, limit |
| derivations: |
confinable (confineable) (adj.), confined (adj.), confineless (adj.), confiner (n.) |
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