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   confine

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   • 1. keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time): "he does not confine his message to high politics" Similar encloseincarcerateimprisoninternimpoundhold captivetrapshut in/upkeeppen in/upcagelock in/upcoop (up)box up/inimmuremew upfence inhedge inhurdlerail inwall in/upencirclesurroundringencompasshem inclose inkettlecorralrare:girdcompassrestrictlimitkeep within the limits ofnot allow to go beyondOpposite release
   • ▪ restrain or forbid someone from leaving (a place): "the troops were confined to their barracks"
   • ▪ (of a person) be unable to leave (one's bed, home, or a wheelchair) because of illness or disability: "he was confined to bed for four days with a bad dose of flu"
   • ▪ (of a woman) remain in bed for a period before, during, and after giving birth: "she was confined for nearly a month"

   noun

   • 1. the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement: "within the confines of the hall escape was difficult"
   • ▪ the limits of something abstract, especially a sphere of activity: "the narrow confines of political life"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from French confins (plural noun), from Latin confinia, from confinis ‘bordering’, from con- ‘together’ + finis ‘end, limit’ (plural fines ‘territory’). The verb senses are from French confiner, based on Latin confinis.

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   How do you use confine in a term paper?

   • Confine can be used abstractly as well. In writing a term paper, your teacher might tell you to confine your examples to ones that you can support with direct evidence. In the 19th century, pregnancy and childbirth were often referred to as a woman's confinement —a time when she couldn't get up or out.

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   What does confined mean?

   • , con·fined, con·fin·ing. She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book. For that offense he was confined to quarters for 30 days. Usually confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier. Often confines. region; territory. Archaic. confinement. Obsolete. a place of confinement; prison.

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   What happens if a person is confined to a prison?

   • If someone is confined to a place such as a prison, they are sent there and are not allowed to leave for a period of time. Something that is within the confines of an area or place is within the boundaries enclosing it. ...the wild grass and weeds that grew in the confines of the grandstand.

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   How is confined pronounced?

   • The noun confines is pronounced (kɒnfaɪnz ). To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group. Health officials have successfully confined the epidemic to the Tabatinga area. [VERB noun + to] The U.S. will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict. [VERB noun]

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   Confine definition: to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict. See examples of CONFINE used in a sentence.

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   Confine is all about setting limits. If you are confined to the house, it means you can't leave it. If you're really sick, you might be confined to your bed.

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