confine
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
confine
▶verb /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.
▶noun /ˈkɒnfʌɪn/ (confines) limits or boundaries.– origin 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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