Confine meaning

What does “confine” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“confine” is a verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: place limits on (extent or amount or access).

confine

place limits on (extent or amount or access)
“restrict the use of this parking lot”
“limit the time you can spend with your friends”
Synonymsrestrict trammel limit bound throttle
prevent from leaving or from being removed
close in
“darkness enclosed him”
Synonymsenclose hold in
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
Synonymsdetain
Oppositesfree
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
“This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”
“About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade”
Synonymsrestrain hold constrain

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University