CONFINE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French ~s, plural, from Latin ~ border, from neuter of confinis adjacent, from com- + finis end Date: 15th century 1. plural something (as borders or walls) that encloses , scope 3 , 2. restriction , prison , II. verb (~d; confining) Date: 1523 intransitive verb border , transitive verb 1. to hold within a location, imprison , to keep within limits , see: limit ~r noun