Confine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

verb (used with object), con·fined, con·fin·ing.
  1. to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
  2. to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place because of imprisonment, illness, discipline, etc.: For that offense he was confined to quarters for 30 days.
noun
  1. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
  2. region; territory.
  3. confinement.
  4. a place of confinement; prison.
verb (kənˈfaɪn) (tr)
  1. to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict
  2. to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of
noun (ˈkɒnfaɪn)
  1. a limit; boundary
Confine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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