confine

[ kuhn-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4 ]

/ kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 /

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verb (used with object), con·fined, con·fin·ing.

to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.

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

Usually confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.

Often confines. region; territory.

Archaic. confinement.

Obsolete. a place of confinement; prison.

Origin of confine

1350–1400 for noun; 1515–25 for v.; (noun) Middle English <Middle French confins, confines<Medieval Latin confinia, plural of Latin confinis boundary, border (see con-, fine²); (v.) <Middle French confiner, verbal derivative of confins<Latin, as above

SYNONYMS FOR confine

1 circumscribe.

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ANTONYMS FOR confine

1, 2 free.

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OTHER WORDS FROM confine

con·fin·a·ble, con·fine·a·ble, adjectivecon·fine·less, adjectivecon·fin·er, nounnon·con·fin·ing, adjective

pre·con·fine, verb (used with object), pre·con·fined, pre·con·fin·ing.qua·si-con·fin·ing, adjectivere·con·fine, verb (used with object), re·con·fined, re·con·fin·ing.self-con·fin·ing, adjectiveun·con·fin·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·fin·ing, adjective

Words nearby confine

confiding, configurate, configuration, configurationism, configure, confine, confined, confinee, confinement, confirm, confirmand

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Example sentences from the Web for confine

It is naïve to imagine that a militarized police will confine itself to surgical strikes in crime-ridden areas.
What’s Next, Police With Tanks?|James Poulos|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These questions simply will not confine themselves to quiet rooms.
Paul Begala: The Strangely Silent Jan. 23 Debate in Tampa|Paul Begala|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In war, for instance, we certainly mean to confine our aspirations for life to ourselves and our allies.
Let the Death Penalty Die|Thomas Cahill|March 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
But he was not on that account forced to confine himself to literature.
Stories of Authors, British and American|Edwin Watts Chubb

At the same time this very liberty seems to hamper and confine the Swedenborgians.
The Religious Life of London|J. Ewing Ritchie
We must not confine our attention to what may be called the high and dry school of literary orthodoxy.
Res Judicat|Augustine Birrell
But I should be doing injustice to my subject were I to confine my arguments in favor of their study to this horizon.
American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them|Daniel G. Brinton
To come down considerably in our demands, and confine ourselves to the narrow limits of the laboratory.
Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith|Robert Patterson

British Dictionary definitions for confine

confine

verb (kənˈfaɪn) (tr)

to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict

to keep shut in; restrict the free movement ofarthritis confined him to bed

noun (ˈkɒnfaɪn)

(often plural) a limit; boundary

Derived forms of confine

confinable or confineable, adjectiveconfineless, adjectiveconfiner, noun

Word Origin for confine

C16: from Medieval Latin confīnāre from Latin confīnis adjacent, from fīnis end, boundary

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	confine
释义	confine [ kuhn-fahyn for 1, 2, 5, 6; kon-fahyn for 3, 4 ] / kənˈfaɪn for 1, 2, 5, 6; ˈkɒn faɪn for 3, 4 / SEE SYNONYMS FOR confine ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), con·fined, con·fin·ing. to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book. 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 Usually confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier. Often confines. region; territory. Archaic. confinement. Obsolete. a place of confinement; prison. Origin of confine 1350–1400 for noun; 1515–25 for v.; (noun) Middle English <Middle French confins, confines<Medieval Latin confinia, plural of Latin confinis boundary, border (see con-, fine²); (v.) <Middle French confiner, verbal derivative of confins<Latin, as above SYNONYMS FOR confine 1 circumscribe. SEE SYNONYMS FOR confine ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR confine 1, 2 free. SEE ANTONYMS FOR confine ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM confine con·fin·a·ble, con·fine·a·ble, adjectivecon·fine·less, adjectivecon·fin·er, nounnon·con·fin·ing, adjective pre·con·fine, verb (used with object), pre·con·fined, pre·con·fin·ing.qua·si-con·fin·ing, adjectivere·con·fine, verb (used with object), re·con·fined, re·con·fin·ing.self-con·fin·ing, adjectiveun·con·fin·a·ble, adjectiveun·con·fin·ing, adjective Words nearby confine confiding, configurate, configuration, configurationism, configure, confine, confined, confinee, confinement, confirm, confirmand Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for confine It is naïve to imagine that a militarized police will confine itself to surgical strikes in crime-ridden areas. What’s Next, Police With Tanks?\|James Poulos\|June 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST These questions simply will not confine themselves to quiet rooms. Paul Begala: The Strangely Silent Jan. 23 Debate in Tampa\|Paul Begala\|January 24, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In war, for instance, we certainly mean to confine our aspirations for life to ourselves and our allies. Let the Death Penalty Die\|Thomas Cahill\|March 10, 2009\|DAILY BEAST But he was not on that account forced to confine himself to literature. Stories of Authors, British and American\|Edwin Watts Chubb At the same time this very liberty seems to hamper and confine the Swedenborgians. The Religious Life of London\|J. Ewing Ritchie We must not confine our attention to what may be called the high and dry school of literary orthodoxy. Res Judicat\|Augustine Birrell But I should be doing injustice to my subject were I to confine my arguments in favor of their study to this horizon. American Languages, and Why We Should Study Them\|Daniel G. Brinton To come down considerably in our demands, and confine ourselves to the narrow limits of the laboratory. Fables of Infidelity and Facts of Faith\|Robert Patterson British Dictionary definitions for confine confine verb (kənˈfaɪn) (tr) to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict to keep shut in; restrict the free movement ofarthritis confined him to bed noun (ˈkɒnfaɪn) (often plural) a limit; boundary Derived forms of confine confinable or confineable, adjectiveconfineless, adjectiveconfiner, noun Word Origin for confine C16: from Medieval Latin confīnāre from Latin confīnis adjacent, from fīnis end, boundary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to confine incarcerate, hinder, detain, restrict, restrain, imprison, jail, constrain, bar, cramp, bound, delimit, bind, fix, shorten, immure, ice, repress, intern, enslave
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confine

verb (used with object), con·fined, con·fin·ing.

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for confine

verb (kənˈfaɪn) (tr)

noun (ˈkɒnfaɪn)

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