Confine

  • 31confine — con•fine [[t]kənˈfaɪn[/t]] for 1, 2, 5, 6; [[t]ˈkɒn faɪn[/t]] for 3, 4 v. fined, fin•ing, n. 1) to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: Confine your remarks to the subject at hand[/ex] 2) to shut or keep in; prevent from leaving a place… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 32confine forcibly — index constrain (imprison) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 33confine someone/thing to — keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). → confine …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 34confine — 1. verb /kənˈfaɪn,ˈkɒnfaɪn,ˈkɑnfaɪn/ To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area 2. noun /kənˈfaɪn,ˈkɒnfaɪn,ˈkɑnfaɪn/ (in plural confines) Limits. Syn: border, bound …

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  • 35confine — con·fine kən fīn vt, con·fined; con·fin·ing to keep from leaving accustomed quarters (as one s room or bed) under pressure of infirmity, childbirth, or detention …

    Medical dictionary

  • 36confine — Synonyms and related words: arena, arrest, bar, bastille, be into, be strong in, block, border line, bottle up, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bounds, bourn, box, box in, box up, break boundary, breakoff point, cabin, cage,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 37confine — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. imprison, incarcerate, immure, jail, detain; cage, pen; restrict, bound, limit. See circumscription, enclosure, restraint. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To keep shut up] Syn. imprison, immure, shut in,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 38confine — see FINE …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 39confine — pl.m. confini …

    Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari

  • 40confine — con·fine || kÉ’nfaɪn v. limit, restrict; imprison …

    English contemporary dictionary