verb
- to keep someone or something within limits or in a restricted space
- to limit something to a particular area, group, or subject
noun
- a boundary or limit
Usage: usually plural
Examples
- The doctor confined the patient to bed rest for a week.
- Please confine your comments to the topic at hand.
- The fire was confined to the kitchen area.
- The prisoners were confined to their cells.
- She felt confined by the strict rules of the boarding school.
- The discussion should be confined to relevant issues only.
- Within the confines of the park, dogs must be kept on leashes.