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confine

Dictionary definition · confine

verb

  1. place limits on (extent or amount or access)"restrict the use of this parking lot"
  2. prevent from leaving or from being removed
  3. close in"darkness enclosed him"
  4. deprive of freedom; take into confinement
  5. 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).