confine
Meaning
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- A boundary or limit.
- Confinement, imprisonment.
Synonyms
put in prison
keep secluded
strech
keep confined
keep in seclusion
keep shut up
detain under custody
put in jail
clap in prison
clamp down
dam up
hold in custody
line of demarcation
mure
bolt in
commit to prison
put behind bars
put into
keep in custody
be shut in
be withdrawn
be withdrawn from
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kənˈfaɪn/
Etymology
From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.
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