Complete Definition of "confine"

English
Pronunciation
(verb): k�nfīnʹ, /k�n�faɪn/, /<tt>k@n"faIn</tt>/
(noun):
*(RP): /�k�nfaɪn/, /<tt>"kQnfaIn</tt>/
*(US): känʹfīn, /�k�nfaɪn/, /<tt>"kAnfaIn</tt>/
Category:English heteronyms
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪn|-aɪn

Verb
en-verb|confin|ing

#transitive to restrict; to keep within bounds; to shut or keep in a limited space or area

Translations

Finnish: rajoittaa
French: confiner
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Telugu: పరిమితమ�, పరిమితమ� ��య�, నిర�బ�ధి���

Noun
en-noun


#(in plural confines) Limits.

Synonyms
(limits): borders, bounds, limits


Italian

Noun
it-noun|confin|m|e|i

  1. border, frontier
  2. boundary

Related terms
confinante
confinare
confino

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