v.
/
kənˈfʌɪn/
(
confine someone/thing to)
keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of (space, scope, or time).
▸
(be confined to)
be unable to leave (one's bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability.
▸
(be confined)
dated (of a woman) remain in bed for a period before, during, and after giving birth.
n.
/
ˈkɒnfʌɪn/
(
confines)
limits or boundaries.
Etymology
ME (as n.): from Fr. confins (pl. n.), from L. confinia, from confinis ‘bordering’, from con- ‘together’ + finis ‘end, limit’ (pl. fines ‘territory’); the verb is from Fr. confiner, based on L. confinis.
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