confine
/kənfˈaɪn/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)
“restrict the use of this parking lot” - prevent from leaving or from being removed
- close in
“darkness enclosed him” - deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
“This holds the local until the express passengers change trains”
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Words that rhyme with confine
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