verb. ['kənˈfaɪn'] place limits on (extent or access).
verb. ['kənˈfaɪn'] restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day".
verb. ['kənˈfaɪn'] prevent from leaving or from being removed.
verb. ['kənˈfaɪn'] close in; darkness enclosed him".
verb. ['kənˈfaɪn'] to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement.
verb. ['kənˈfaɪn'] deprive of freedom; take into confinement.