verb
ADVERB
▪ entirely , exclusively , solely , strictly , totally
▪ increasingly
▪ essentially , largely , mainly , mostly , primarily
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The discussion will be ~d largely to general principles.
▪ generally , normally , typically
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Condemned prisoners are typically ~d to small cells for 23 hours a day.
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These small mammals are generally ~d to the south of the island.
▪ by no means , hardly , not just , not necessarily
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Poverty and deprivation are by no means ~d to the north of the country.
▪ safely ( esp. AmE )
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Not all horror stories are safely ~d to the television set or movie screen.
PREPOSITION
▪ to
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Let's ~ our attention to the problem of illegal drugs.
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She's been ~d to a wheelchair since having a bad fall.
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They ~d themselves to purely economic matters.
Confine is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ attention , ↑ discussion