GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Confine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Confined ; p. pr. & vb. n. Confining.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis boundary, end. See Final, Finish.] To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
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   Now let not nature's hand
   Keep the wild flood confined! let order die!
   Shak.
   
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   He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.
   Dryden.
   
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   To be confined, to be in childbed.
   Syn. -- To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose; circumscribe; restrict.
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   confined adj.
   having movement restricted to within a certain area; -- usually a building. Opposite of unconfined. [Narrower terms: claustrophobic; close, confining; homebound, housebound, shut-in; in childbed(prenominal); pent, shut up(predicate); snowbound; weather-bound; stormbound, storm-bound]
   WordNet 1.5
   deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or restraint.
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   having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor area; -- of animals.
   Syn. -- fenced in, penned.
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   (Med.) not invading healthy tissue.
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   held prisoner.
   Syn. -- captive, imprisoned, jailed.
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   having movement or progress restricted to a certain area; as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon.
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