Confine
11confine — ► VERB 1) (confine to) restrict (someone or something) within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 2) (be confined to) be unable to leave (one s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. 3) (be confined) dated (of a woman) remain in… …
12confine — [kən fīn′; ] for n.1 [ kän′fīn΄] n. [ME confinies, pl. < OFr confins, pl., a border, boundary < L confinium (pl. confinia), boundary, limit < confinis, bordering on < com , with + finis, an end: see FINISH] 1. [usually pl.] a boundary …
13confine — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second as a verb …
14confine — [v] enclose, limit bar, bind, bound, cage, circumscribe, constrain, cool, cool down, cramp, delimit, detain, enslave, fix, hem in, hinder, hog tie*, hold back, ice*, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, keep, put a lid on*, put away, put… …
15confine — 1con·fì·ne s.m. 1a. FO termine, limite estremo di un territorio, di un fondo e sim.: confine di un campo, di una proprietà | TS ammin. limite amministrativo di una regione geografica, di uno stato; frontiera: il confine fra Italia e Francia;… …
16confine */ — UK [kənˈfaɪn] / US verb [transitive] Word forms confine : present tense I/you/we/they confine he/she/it confines present participle confining past tense confined past participle confined 1) a) [always passive] if something is confined to one area …
17confine — con|fine W3 [kənˈfaın] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(limit)¦ 2¦(keep somebody in a place)¦ 3¦(stop something spreading)¦ 4¦(stay in one place)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: confiner, from Latin confinis; CONFINES] 1.) …
18confine — v. (D; refl., tr.) to confine to (confined to bed; confined to quarters; the lecturer confined herself to one topic; confine yourself to the facts) * * * [ kɒnfaɪn] (D;refl.,tr.) to confine to (confined to bed; confined to quarters; the lecturer… …
19confine — confines, confining, confined (The verb is pronounced [[t]kənfa͟ɪn[/t]]. The noun confines is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱nfaɪnz[/t]].) 1) VERB To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or… …
20confine — verb (T) 1 LIMIT to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject; restrict: be confined to: The police cadet s duties were confined to taking statements from the crowd. | a former editor now confined to… …
