Confine
[kən'faɪn]
Definition
(verb.) prevent from leaving or from being removed.
(verb.) deprive of freedom; take into confinement.
Typed by Dominic--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
(v. i.) To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to touch; -- followed by on or with.
(n.) Common boundary; border; limit; -- used chiefly in the plural.
(n.) Apartment; place of restraint; prison.
Typist: Mabel
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Boundary, border, limit, frontier.
v. a. [1]. Restrain, shut up, shut in.[2]. Imprison, immure, incarcerate.[3]. Limit, circumscribe, bound, restrict.
Editor: Ricky
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Immure, limit, bound, imprison, circumscribe, restrict, enclose, narrow,incarcerate, bind
ANT:Dilate, expand, extend, widen, unfasten, liberate, loosen, disenclose
Typist: Pansy
Definition
n. border boundary or limit—generally in pl.: (kon-fīn′) confinement: (Shak.) a prison.—v.t. Confine′ to border; to be adjacent to: to limit enclose: to imprison.—adjs. Confin′-able; Confined′ limited: imprisoned: narrow; Confine′less (Shak.) without bound: unlimited.—ns. Confine′ment state of being shut up: restraint: imprisonment: restraint from going abroad by sickness and esp. of women in childbirth; Confin′er. one within the confines: (Shak.) an inhabitant.—adj. Confin′ing bordering: limiting.—Be confined to be limited: to be in child-bed.
Checker: Marsha
Examples
- I believe many objections might be made to this system But at present I shall confine myself to one, which is in my opinion very decisive. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- At the far eastern confine a strange cavalcade strung, in single file, over the brow of a low hill. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Yet, do not confine your exertions to any one spot, noble friends! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- As far as possible he must confine himself to facts and restrain his opinions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You must confine yourself to your room, on pretence of a headache, when your stepfather comes back. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- It is then not only impossible to confine sex to mere reproduction; it would be a stupid denial of the finest values of civilization. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- His men conspire against him, confine him a long time to his cabin, and set him on shore in an unknown land. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- But practical sense told them that sex cannot be confined within marriage. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- But in many cases victory depends not so much on general vigour, but on having special weapons, confined to the male sex. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- You must leave your surroundings sketchy, unfinished, so that you are never contained, never confined, never dominated from the outside. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was now reduced and confined to the original purpose of its institution. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- It would have been had I been a Martian, but I had to smile at the puny strands that confined my wrists. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Originally no doubt, and for untold centuries, the use was confined to the hairy, undressed, fresh, or dried skins, known as pelts. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The champions were therefore prohibited to thrust with the sword, and were confined to striking. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It ought not to have touched on the confines of her imagination. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- It does not exist upon the face of any dog without the confines of that street. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Treated as if their meaning began and ended in those confines, they are curious facts to be laboriously learned. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- It was known directly, to the furthest confines of the crowd. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Perchance some faint rumour of me may have leaked within the confines of your hellish abode. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Where no bank notes are circulated under ?10 value, as in London, paper money confines itself very much to the circulation between the dealers. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- For a year, possibly, we may be forced to live together in the narrow confines of this tiny room. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The deeper the water, the greater will be the weight sustained by the confining vessel and the greater the pressure exerted by the water. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- This may be accomplished by confining the articles to be treated in a chamber in which the compound is being burned. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The room, though pretty, was small: I felt it confining: I longed for a change. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- I find also that the business is too heavy for me, and too confining. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The prodigal perverts it in this manner: By not confining his expense within his income, he encroaches upon his capital. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Confining yourself rigidly to Fact, the question of Fact you state to yourself is: Does Mr. Bounderby ask me to marry him? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- The depravity of the human heart is such--' 'You will oblige me, ma'am,' interrupted Mr. Spenlow, 'by confining yourself to facts. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Editor: Patrick