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confine.

To have a common boundary with; to border on.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/kənˈfaɪn/
  1. To have a common boundary with; to border on.

    obsolete
  2. To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.

noun/kənˈfaɪn//ˈkɒnfaɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɑnfaɪn/US
  1. A boundary or limit.

    in-plural
  2. Confinement, imprisonment.

    poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle French confiner, from confins, from Medieval Latin confines, from Latin confinium, from confīnis.

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