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Confine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31

Confine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31

/kənˈfaɪn/ (verb)

Confine definition

to restrict or limit someone or something, restrain – to enclose someone or keep them in by force, hold in, imprison, incarcerate, trap, jail, hold captive, impound, hedge in, detain, lock in, quarantine

Example

Meaz Nour-Eldin was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant on charges of kidnapping, unlawful confinement, aggravated assault, robbery and firearm charges, and was the subject of a $50,000 reward through the BOLO Program.

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Antonyms

set free, release, exempt, indulge

Parts of speech

Noun: confinement

Noun: confiner

Adjective: confined

Adjective: confinable

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