confine. Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

confine

NOUN:	1. A demarcation point or boundary beyond which something does not extend or occur. Used in plural: bound² (often used in plural), end, limit. See EDGE. 2. The boundary surrounding a certain area. Used in plural: bound² (used in plural), limit (used in plural), precinct (often used in plural). See LIMITED.
VERB:	1. To shut in with or as if with bars: bar, lock, wall. See FREE. 2. To enclose so as to hinder or prohibit escape: closet, imprison, shut up. See FREE. 3. To put in jail: detain, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, lock (up). See FREE. 4. To place a limit on: circumscribe, limit, restrict. See LIMITED.


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