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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.
Not all horror stories are safely confined to the television set or movie screen. Poverty and deprivation are by no means confined to the north of the country. The discussion will be confined largely to general principles. They confined themselves to purely economic matters. These small mammals are generally confined to the south of the island.
Definition of confined adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Confined definition, limited or restricted. See more. You can clink your wine glass and deliver an impassioned speech about conquering the demons that kept you confined in the closet.
Definition of confined adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
transitive verb. 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.
confine: 1 v place limits on (extent or access) Synonyms: bound , limit , restrain , restrict , throttle , trammel Types: show 15 types... hide 15 types... reduce , tighten narrow or limit tie limit or restrict to gate restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line , draw the line reasonably ...
