Meaning & Definition of Confine in English
English⟶
Confine
/kənfaɪn/
verb
1. Place limits on (extent or access)
- "Restrict the use of this parking lot"
- "Limit the time you can spend with your friends"
synonym:
- restrict,
- restrain,
- trammel,
- limit,
- bound,
- confine,
- throttle
2. Restrict or confine, "i limit you to two visits to the pub a day"
synonym:
- limit,
- circumscribe,
- confine
3. Prevent from leaving or from being removed
synonym:
- confine
4. Close in
- Darkness enclosed him"
synonym:
- enclose,
- hold in,
- confine
5. Deprive of freedom
- Take into confinement
synonym:
- confine,
- detain
6. To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
- "This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
- "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"
- "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"
- "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"
synonym:
- restrain,
- confine,
- hold
Examples of using
We should confine the discussion to the question at issue.