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To imprison or incarcerate someone
“There is a danger that his enemies will confine him in prison most of his life, and it will cause him to be poor, gloomy and despondent.”
To enclose or hem in (on all sides)
“They were able to forbid processions by employing troops and police to confine the demonstrations within very narrow limits.”
To confine or keep within certain limits or boundaries
“Some of the greatest English sonneteers have felt the laws of the Italian sonnet confine their freedom of thought and expression unduly.”
To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.
To keep within certain limits
To restrain or immobilize (someone) by tying up or holding their arms or legs
To reduce in size, especially through the application of pressure
To make or become rigidly fixed or immovable
To fill or stuff a space or opening with something in order to block it
To reduce (something) in extent or quantity
To commit, confide to another's care, confidence or acceptance, with favoring representations
To squeeze or pack tightly into a small or restricted space
A boundary or limit
“The study identifies it as a feature of the political elite who operate within the confine of constitutional and institutional constraints.”
The extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant
A pen for livestock, especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch
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