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Confined   /kənfˈaɪnd/   Listen
Confined

adjective
1.
Not invading healthy tissue.
2.
Not free to move about.
3.
Being in captivity.  Synonyms: captive, imprisoned, jailed.



Confine

verb
(past & past part. confined; pres. part. confining)
1.
Place limits on (extent or access).  Synonyms: bound, limit, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel.  "Limit the time you can spend with your friends"
2.
Restrict or confine,.  Synonyms: circumscribe, limit.
3.
Prevent from leaving or from being removed.
4.
Close in.  Synonyms: enclose, hold in.
5.
Deprive of freedom; take into confinement.  Synonym: detain.
6.
To close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.  Synonyms: hold, restrain.  "About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade" , "The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center" , "The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"



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"Confined" Quotes from Famous Books



... with enough pleasure here; you will still have that of deliberating, and then you shall go and examine three men who are confined in the ...
— Cinq Mars, Complete • Alfred de Vigny

... young men to fish to us and assist their parents, and I think in two cases we imposed fines of 20s.; but it had a contrary effect to what we intended, and, so far as I remember, the money was given back. I do not mention that the men are confined to our stores. They can deal with any other curer or shopkeeper they choose, and all our fishermen over islands can do the same, and at settlement receive their season's earnings wholly in cash. I believe this is the general practice; and were it otherwise, there is the ...
— Second Shetland Truck System Report • William Guthrie

... the name of justice, has been made and sanctioned not only by a majority of this or that people, but by a majority of mankind. The rights of every people are consequently confined within the limits of what is just. A nation may be considered in the light of a jury which is empowered to represent society at large and to apply the great and general law of justice. Ought such a jury, which represents society, to have more power than the society in which the ...
— The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VIII (of X) - Continental Europe II. • Various

... Jack was sitting by a well fast asleep. A Giant named Blundebore, coming for water, at once saw and caught hold of him, and carried him to his castle. Jack was much frightened at seeing the heaps of bodies and bones strewed about. The Giant then confined him in an upper room over the entrance, and went for another Giant to breakfast off poor Jack. On viewing the room, he saw some strong ropes, and making a noose at one end, he put the other through a pulley which chanced to be over the window, and ...
— Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 • Edward William Cole

... and boxes of goods. In one part of the street was a slave warehouse, and advertisements were placarded outside of the particulars of the various lots to be offered for competition, and now on view. As the privilege of viewing in this instance was confined to those who possessed tickets, I did not apply for one, as I knew that the wish would be attributed to curiosity, and possibly a worse construction be put upon it, through my being ...
— An Englishman's Travels in America - His Observations Of Life And Manners In The Free And Slave States • John Benwell


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