Con‐fine″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Confined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Confining.] [F. confiner to border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis boundary, end. See Final, Finish.] To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.
Now let not nature's hand
Keep the wild flood confined! let order die!
Shak.
He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and the slavery of rhyme.
Dryden.
To be confined, to be in childbed.
Syn. — To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose; circumscribe; restrict.