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🚪confine

verb
/kənˈfaɪn/
configuration confinement
confine definition card — visual illustration of the meaning confine synonyms and antonyms card — visual word comparison confine collocation card — common word combinations and phrases

Meaning

to keep or restrict someone or something within limits
to restrict someone or something within certain limits; to keep someone in a closed space

Example Sentences

He was confined to his room after the surgery.

The prisoner was confined to his cell for 23 hours a day.

Example Expressions

confined space

Synonyms

restrict, limit, restrain, enclose, imprison
Entry 1
restrict, limit, restrain, enclose, imprison
Entry 2
restrict, limit, restrain, imprison

Antonyms

free, release, liberate, expand
Entry 1
free, release, liberate
Entry 2
free, release, liberate, expand

Collocations

confine to bed, confine within, confined space, confine attention, confine to space, confine within limits, confine someone, strictly confine
Entry 1
confine to bed, confine within, confined space, confine attention
Entry 2
confine to space, confine within limits, confine someone, strictly confine

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