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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Confine \Con*fine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confined}; p. pr &
vb n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to border upon LL
confinare to set bounds to con- + finis boundary, end See
{Final}, {Finish}.]
To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound;
to shut up to inclose; to keep close
Now let not nature's hand Keep the wild flood confined!
let order die! --Shak.
He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and
the slavery of rhyme. --Dryden.
{To be confined}, to be in childbed.
Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose;
circumscribe; restrict.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
confined
adj 1: not invading healthy tissue [ant: {invasive}]
2: not free to move about [ant: {unconfined}]
3: deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or
restraint
4: enclosed by a confining fence [syn: {fenced in}, {penned}]
5: in captivity [syn: {captive}, {imprisoned}, {jailed}]
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