Dictionary definition · confine
verb
- place limits on (extent or amount or access)"restrict the use of this parking lot"
- prevent from leaving or from being removed
- close in"darkness enclosed him"
- deprive of freedom; take into confinement
- to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).