confinar — meaning in English

English meaning

• confine verb To keep someone or something within certain limits or a restricted space.
• constrain verb To make someone do something, using physical force, strong pressure or persuasion.

Senses

confinar is used for these senses in English:

• confine (transitive) To restrict (someone or something) to a particular scope or area; to keep in or within certain bounds. [from 17th c.]
• constrain (transitive) To keep within close bounds; to confine.
• lock down To blockade and lock (e.g. a building or campus) so as to prevent ingress or egress; to make the occupants (of an area) stay locked indoors for their safety.

constrain — full definition

1. verb To make someone do something, using physical force, strong pressure or persuasion.
2. verb To keep something within strict limits so that it cannot spread or move freely.
3. verb To cut down an outcome because there is not enough available to achieve more.

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