Sekirov Dictionary

confine

UK /ˈkɒnfaɪn/US /ˈkɑnfaɪn/

noun 2
/kənˈfaɪn/ verb 2
forms 6

noun2

[in the plural] A boundary or limit.
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(literary) Confinement, imprisonment.
- She says for you to bring her a slice of cake, A bottle of the best wine, And not to forget the fair young lady That did release you from close confine. — 1917

confine

/kənˈfaɪn/

verb2

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To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
- Now let not nature's hand / Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! — 1596
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(no longer used) To have a common boundary with; to border on.
- Where your gloomy bounds / Confine with heaven — 1667

forms

confin'd · confined · confining · confines · confineth · confinest

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