Definition of: confine

(kən·fīn′) v. ·fined, ·fin·ing v.t.
1. To shut within an enclosure; imprison.
2. To restrain or oblige to stay within doors.
3. To hold or keep within limits; restrict: to confine remarks.
—v.i.
4. Obs. To border; abut. See synonyms under CIRCUMSCRIBE, LIMIT, RESTRAIN.
— noun
1. Usually plural A boundary; limit; border; frontier.
2. Obs. A prison.
3. Obs. Region, territory, or district. See synonyms under BOUNDARY, MARGIN. [<F confiner <Ital. confinare <L confinis bordering <com- together + finis border]
— con·fin′a·ble adjective
— con·fin′er noun