English Explanatory Dictionary

confine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To have a common boundary with; to border on.
  2. To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.
noun
  1. A boundary or limit.
  2. Confinement, imprisonment.

Pronunciation

kənfīnʹ /kənˈfaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confine (verb).wav /ˈkɒnfaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-confine (noun).wav känʹfīn /ˈkɑnfaɪn/

Word forms

confine confines confining confined

Etymology

From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.

Synonyms

pen hem in border bound limit

Derived words

confinable confination confinee confine oneself deconfine reconfine unconfine confineless
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