Confine

Pronunciation

• verb enPR: kÉ™nfÄ«nʹ, IPA: /kÉ™nˈfaɪn/
• noun
• RP IPA: /ˈkÉ’nfaɪn/
• US enPR: känʹfÄ«n, IPA: /ˈkÉ‘nfaɪn/
• Rhymes: -aɪn

Origin

From Middle French confiner.

Full definition of confine

Verb

1. (transitive) To restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area.
• ShakespeareNow let not nature's hand
  Keep the wild flood confined! let order die!
• DrydenHe is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.
2. To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; followed by on or with.
• MiltonWhere your gloomy bounds
  Confine with heaven
• DrydenBetwixt heaven and earth and skies there stands a place
  Confining on all three.

Noun

1. Limit.

Synonyms

• (limit) border, bound, limit