confine

con·fine  (kn-fn)

v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines

v.tr.

1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit.

2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.

3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was confined to bed.

v.intr. Archaic

To border.

n. (knfn)

1. confines

a. The limits of a space or area; the borders: within the confines of one county.

b. Restraining elements: wanted to escape the confines of corporate politics.

c. Purview; scope: a theory that is well within the confines of science.

2.

a. Archaic A restriction.

b. Obsolete A prison.

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[French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries, ultimately from Latin cnfne, from neuter of cnfnis, adjoining : com-, com- + fnis, border.]

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con·fina·ble, con·finea·ble adj.

con·finer n.

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confine

Verb

[-fining, -fined]

1. to keep within bounds

2. to restrict the free movement of: a nasty dose of flu which confined her to bed for days

Noun

confines boundaries or limits [Latin finis boundary]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	confine - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends" limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound tighten, reduce - narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners" tie - limit or restrict to; "I am tied to UNIX"; "These big jets are tied to large airports" gate - restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment draw a line, draw the line - reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on); "I draw the line when it comes to lending money to friends!" mark off, mark out - set boundaries to and delimit; "mark out the territory" harness, rein, rule - keep in check; "rule one's temper" baffle, regulate - check the emission of (sound) hamper, cramp, halter, strangle - prevent the progress or free movement of; "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"; "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries" tighten up, constrain, stiffen, tighten - restrict; "Tighten the rules"; "stiffen the regulations" clamp down, crack down - repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable); "The police clamped down on illegal drugs" inhibit - limit the range or extent of; "Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain - hold back curb, hold in, control, moderate, contain, check, hold - lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"
	2.	confine - restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day" circumscribe, limit hold down - restrain; "please hold down the noise so that the neighbors can sleep" keep down, number - place a limit on the number of cap - restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number of people we can accept into our club" curtail, restrict, curb, cut back - place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school" minify, decrease, lessen - make smaller; "He decreased his staff" delimitate, demarcate, delimit - set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something content - satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day" ration - restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war; "Bread was rationed during the siege of the city"
	3.	confine - prevent from leaving or from being removed cabin - confine to a small space, such as a cabin closet - confine to a small space, as for intensive work coop in, coop up - confine in or as if in a coop; "she coops herself up in the library all day" lock away, put away, shut away, shut up, lock in, lock up, lock - place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape; "The parents locked her daughter up for the weekend"; "She locked her jewels in the safe" lock in, seal in - close with or as if with a tight seal; "This vacuum pack locks in the flavor!" keep back, restrain, hold back, keep - keep under control; keep in check; "suppress a smile"; "Keep your temper"; "keep your cool"
	4.	confine - close in; darkness enclosed him" hold in, enclose contain, bear, carry, hold - contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water" border, bound - form the boundary of; be contiguous to embank - enclose with banks, as for support or protection; "The river was embanked with a dyke" rail in, rail - enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves" box in, box up - enclose or confine as if in a box frame - enclose in a frame, as of a picture
	5.	confine - deprive of freedom; take into confinement detain keep - hold and prevent from leaving; "The student was kept after school" straiten - squeeze together gaol, immure, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, put behind bars, remand, lag, put away - lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life" intern - deprive of freedom; "During WW II, Japanese were interned in camps in the West" bind over - order a defendant to be placed in custody pending the outcome of a proceedings against him or her; "The defendant was bound over for trial" imprison - confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone" cage, cage in - confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" trap, pin down - place in a confining or embarrassing position; "He was trapped in a difficult situation" keep in - cause to stay indoors free, loose, unloose, unloosen, release, liberate - grant freedom to; free from confinement
	6.	confine - 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" restrain, hold disable, disenable, incapacitate - make unable to perform a certain action; "disable this command on your computer" tie down, tie up, truss, bind - secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"; "tie up the old newspapers and bring them to the recycling shed" fetter, shackle - restrain with fetters enchain - restrain or bind with chains pinion, shackle - bind the arms of impound, pound - place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray" pound up, pound - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits; "The prisoners are safely pounded" pen up, fold - confine in a fold, like sheep ground - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

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confine

verb 1. imprison, enclose, shut up, intern, incarcerate, circumscribe, hem in, immure, keep, cage

verb 2. restrict, limit

plural noun 3. limits, bounds, boundaries, compass, precincts, circumference, edge, pale

Translations

confine [kənˈfaɪn] vt (= limit) → limitar (= shut up); encerrar;

to confine o.s. to doing sth → limitarse a hacer algo

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confine [kənˈfaɪn] vt → limiter, borner (= shut up); confiner, enfermer;

to confine o.s. to doing sth/to sth → se contenter de faire qch/se limiter à qch

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confine [kənˈfaɪn] vt (shut up) → einsperren;

to confine (to) → beschränken (auf +acc);

to confine o.s. to sth → sich auf etw acc beschränken;

to confine o.s. to doing sth → sich darauf beschränken, etw zu tun

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confine [kənˈfaɪn] vt → limitare (= shut up); rinchiudere;

to confine o.s. to doing sth → limitarsi a fare qc see also confines

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confine

v confine [kənˈfain]

1 to keep within limits; to stop from spreading They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area. beperk يَحْصُر ограничавам omezit begrænse begrenzen περιορίζω confinar, limitar piirides pidama محدود کردن rajoittaa contenir לְהַגבִּיל, לְרָתֵק सीमा बद्ध करना ograničiti, omeđiti korlátoz membatasi einskorða, takmarka limitare 限る 한정하다 apriboti, lokalizuoti ierobežot linkungan beperken begrense, innskrenke ograniczać, izolować limitar a restrânge ограничивать obmedziť omejiti zauzdati begränsa, inskränka จำกัด sınırlı tutmak 限制 обмежувати حد ك‍ے اندر ركهنا، حد س‍ے ن‍ہ ب‍ڑھن‍ے دينا hạn chế 限制

2 to shut up or imprison The prince was confined in the castle for three years. insluit, inperk, opsluit, kluister يَحْبِس، يَحْجِز затварям uvěznit, zavřít indespærre einsperren φυλακίζω confinar, recluir vangi sulgema حبس کردن sulkea enfermer לִכְלוֹא कैद करना zatvoriti, lišiti slobode becsuk mengurung loka inni, fangelsa imprigionare 閉じこめる 가두다 uždaryti, įkalinti ieslodzīt (cietumā) mengurung opsluiten sperre inne więzić aprisionar a închide держать взаперти uzavrieť zapreti zatočiti fängsla, spärra in คุมขัง kapatmak, hapsetmek 禁閉 ув'язнювати قيد كرنا giam giữ 禁闭

adj conˈfined

1 (withto) kept in or shut up in confined to bed with a cold. beperk, inperk; die bed hou مَحْصورٌ ، مَحْجوز في затворен upoutaný bundet til; begrænset til gefesselt που βρίσκεται υπό περιορισμό recluido aheldatud محبوس؛ بستری suljettu, sidottu confiné מְרוָּתק सीमित रहना ograničen (ágyhoz) kötötten terkungkung rúmfastur costretto 引きこもった 갇힌 prikaustytas, prirakintas []saistīts; ieslodzīts terlantar opgesloten innesperret; sengeliggende, bundet przykuty retido închis, ţintit прикованный upútaný prikovan (na kaj) biti vezan za krevet inspärrad, bunden จำกัด ...-e bağlı kalmış 受限制的 прикутий محدود bị giam hãm 受限制的；被迫呆在

2 narrow, small a confined space. beperkte ضَيِّق، صَغير натясно stísněný, omezený begrænset; snæver beschränkt περιορισμένος reducido, limitado piiratud تنگ؛ بسته ahdas restreint צָר छोटा uzak szűk sempit þröngur, lítill limitato 狭い 좁은 ankštas, uždaras ierobežots sempit nauw trang, begrenset, liten ciasny limitado strâmt, mic ограниченный obmedzený tesen uzak trång แคบ küçük 狹窄的 обмежений; тісний تنگ bị giới hạn 狭窄的

n conˈfinement

1 state of being shut up or imprisoned solitary confinement. opsluiting, gevangenskap حَبْس، حَجْز، تَوْقيف затвор (u)věznění fangenskab; indespærring die Haft φυλάκιση, εγκλεισμός reclusión vangistus حبس؛ بستری suljettuna olo, vankeus emprisonnement מַאֲסָר, רִיתוּק कैद zatočenje, stiješnjenost fogság penyekapan innilokun, fangavist confino, prigionia 監禁 감금 įkalinimas vieninieku kamera pengurungan opsluiting arrest, fangenskap, innesperring uwięzienie, izolacja encarceramento închidere заключение uväznenie zapor zatočeništvo fångenskap, fängsligt förvar การจำกัด kapatılma, hapsedilme 監禁 ув'язнення قيد sự hạn chế; sự giam cầm 监禁

2 (the time of) the birth of a child her third confinement. bevalling فَتْرَة وِلادَة الطِّفْل، نَفاسُ المَرأه раждане porod nedkomst die Niederkunft τοκετός parto mahasaamine زایمان synnytys accouchement לֵידָה प्रसव का समय babinje, porođaj szülés persalinan sængurlega parto 出産 출산 gimdymas dzemdības bersalin bevalling nedkomst, fødsel poród parto naştere роды pôrod porod porođaj nedkomst, förlossning การคลอด lohusalık 分娩 роди, пологи حالت زچگی sự sinh nở 分娩

n pl confines [ˈkon-]

limits or boundaries within the confines of the city. grense, grensgebied حَدود предели pomezí, hranice grænse; ramme die Grenze όρια (πληθ.) límites, confines piirid مرزها rajat limites גְבוּל सीमा granica határok batas (tak)mörk confini 境界 경계(선) ribos robežas sempadan grens grenser, rammer granice limites limite предел hranica meje granice gränser ขอบเขต sınırlar, hudutlar 境界 межі; рубіж حدود các ranh giới 境界