confine confine /kənˈfaɪn/

verb

1. () Place limits on (extent, amount or access)  ( trammel , bound , throttle , confine , limit , restrict )
   place limits on (extent, amount or access)
    Restrict the use of this parking lot
   restrict the use of this parking lot
    Limit the time you can spend with your friends
   limit the time you can spend with your friends
   
2. () Prevent from leaving or from being removed  ( confine )
   prevent from leaving or from being removed
   
3. To close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement  ( confine , constrain , restrain , hold )
   to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
    This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
   This holds the local until the express passengers change trains
    About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade
   About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade
    The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center
   The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center
    The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
   The terrorists held the journalists for ransom
   
4. Deprive of freedom; take into confinement  ( confine , detain )
   deprive of freedom; take into confinement
   
5. Close in  ( confine , hold in , enclose )
   close in
    Darkness enclosed him
   darkness enclosed him