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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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   Synonyms for CONFINE: restrict, limit, tighten, circumscribe, hold down, hinder, impede, cap; Antonyms of CONFINE: exceed, expand, broaden, widen, overextend, overreach, liberate, free.

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   • The words circumscribe and confine are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, circumscribe stresses a restriction on all sides and by cle...
   • The words limit and confine can be used in similar contexts, but limit implies setting a point or line (as in time, space, speed, or degree) beyond...
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   Synonyms for CONFINED: imprisoned, captive, arrested, jailed, captured, interned, incarcerated, kidnapped; Antonyms of CONFINED: free, unconfined, unrestrained, released, liberated, freed, delivered, emancipated.

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   What is the meaning of confinement?

   • 1. to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: Confine your remarks to the subject at hand. n. 3. Usu., confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border. 4. Often, confines. region; territory. 5. Archaic. confinement. 6. Obs. a place of confinement; prison. [1350–1400; (n.)

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   What is the meaning of confining?

   • Confines: a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go. Synonyms: bound, boundary, cap… Find the right word.

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   What does confined to a bed mean?

   • Confined to a bed while being in the final stages of pregnancy “I will be confined until I deliver.” “She was very sick and confined to her bed.” Ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience

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   Synonyms for CONFINES: limit, limitation, boundary, end, extent, line, bound, ceiling; Antonyms of CONFINES: center, within, heart, core, interior, inside, middle, inner.