confined
Use Confined in a sentence
adjective
1.
limited or restricted.
2.
unable to leave a place because of illness, imprisonment, etc.
3.
being in childbirth; being in parturition.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict: She confined her remarks to errors in the report. Confine your efforts to finishing the book.
2.
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
3.
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
4.
Often, confines. region; territory.
5.
Archaic. confinement.
6.
Obsolete. a place of confinement; prison.
Origin:
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
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
Related forms
con·fin·a·ble, con·fine·a·ble, adjective
con·fine·less, adjective
con·fin·er, noun
non·con·fin·ing, adjective
pre·con·fine, verb (used with object), pre·con·fined, pre·con·fin·ing.
qua·si-con·fin·ing, adjective
re·con·fine, verb (used with object), re·con·fined, re·con·fin·ing.
self-con·fin·ing, adjective
un·con·fin·a·ble, adjective
un·con·fin·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. circumscribe.
1. circumscribe.
Antonyms
1, 2. free.
1, 2. free.
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World English Dictionary
| confine | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to keep or close within bounds; limit; restrict |
| 2. | to keep shut in; restrict the free movement of: arthritis confined him to bed |
| —n | |
| 3. | (often plural) a limit; boundary |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin confīnāre from Latin confīnis adjacent, from fīnis end, boundary] | |
| con'finable | |
| —adj | |
| con'fineable | |
| —adj | |
| 'confineless | |
| —adj | |
| con'finer | |
| —n | |
confined (kənˈfaɪnd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | enclosed or restricted; limited |
| 2. | in childbed; undergoing childbirth |
| confinedly | |
| —adv | |
| con'finedness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
confine
c.1400, from L. confinium (pl. confinia) "boundary, limit," from confine, neut. of confinis "bordering on," from com- "with" + finis "an end" (see finish). The noun is older in Eng.; verb sense of "keeping within limits" is from 1595.
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Example sentences
The objections are by no means confined to a militant fringe.
Meanwhile, executives confined to their offices are taking to audio- and videoconferencing.
Nor are such tendencies confined to elite professions.
Right now this thing is confined to the urban areas, he says.
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