confine
Meaning of confine
- keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).
he does not confine his message to high politics
you've confined yourself to what you know
- 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
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 .
Information about confine
- The plural form of confine is: confines.
- Languages in which confine is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of confine
con-fine
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- confine is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
confine synonyms
Meaning limit:
Meaning restrict:
restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, throttle
Meaning enclose:
Meaning detain:
Meaning restrain:
Meaning imprison or confine:
Meaning put or keep in prison or a place like a prison:
Meaning confine (someone) as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons:
Meaning seize and take legal custody of (something, especially a vehicle, goods, or documents) because of an infringement of a law:
Meaning catch (an animal) in a trap:
Meaning have or retain possession of:
Meaning confine in a cage:
Meaning enclose or confine (someone) against their will:
Meaning take part in a hurdle race:
Meaning form a circle around; surround:
Meaning (of troops, police, etc.) encircle (someone or something) so as to cut off communication or escape:
Meaning surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment:
Meaning surround and have or hold within:
Meaning (of the police) confine (a group of demonstrators or protesters) to a small area, as a method of crowd control during a demonstration:
Meaning put or keep (livestock) in a corral:
Meaning surround; encircle:
Meaning go round (something) in a circular course:
Meaning the terminal point or boundary of an area or movement:
Meaning a line separating two countries, administrative divisions, or other areas:
Meaning a line which marks the limits of an area; a dividing line:
Meaning the edge or border of something:
Meaning the furthest point or limit of something:
Meaning the outside limit of an object, area, or surface:
Meaning the border or outer edges of an area or group:
Meaning the third month of the year, in the northern hemisphere usually considered the first month of spring:
Meaning the outer limits or edge of an area or object:
Meaning the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure:
Meaning the enclosing boundary of a curved geometric figure, especially a circle:
Meaning the area within the walls or perceived boundaries of a particular building or place:
Meaning light in colour or shade; containing little colour or pigment:
confine antonyms
Meaning allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free:
Translation of confine
- Spanish: confinar
- German: beschränken
- French: confiner
Words that rhyme with confine
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