confine
• verb /k nfin/ 1 (confine to) restrict (someone or something) within certain limits of (space, scope, or time). 2 (be confined to) be unable to leave (one’s bed, home, etc.) due to illness or disability. 3 (be confined) dated (of a woman) remain in bed for a period before, during, and after giving birth. • noun /konfin/ (confines) limits or boundaries. — DERIVATIVES confinement noun. — ORIGIN from Latin confinis ‘bordering’, from finis ‘end, limit’.
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