Meaning of 'confine'

verb

to place limits on extent or access

Synonyms: bound

verb

to restrict or confine

Example: "The doctor confined me to bed."

verb

to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement

Example: "I confined the inmate to solitary."

Synonyms: hold

verb

to prevent from leaving or from being removed

Example: "They were confined to the jail cell."

verb

to deprive of freedom

Example: "take into confinement"

Synonyms: intern

verb

to close in

Synonyms: enclose