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2 definitions found 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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