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Concept: Confine

Superconcept: Obstruct


Component Semantics:

Confine
Definition: prevent an object from being moved out of its enclosure
Required slot: object
Restriction: a Tangible-Entity
Required slot: location
Restriction: is inside an enclosure
Required slot: post-conditions
Restriction: object is the object of a Be-Confined whose location is the Place inside the enclosure
Primary slot: location
Restriction: the Place inside the enclosure
Primary slot: agent
Inherited from: Obstruct
Restriction: causes object to be Confined
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: confine#3, confine#4
WordNet 1.6 Synsets: enclose#2, hold_in#1

In order to Confine an object to an enclosure, it must already be inside the enclosure. The resulting state Be-Confined can be "undone" by Release'ing the object

Other Senses:

confine2
Definition: restrain
Transitivity: transitive
confine3
Definition: limit
Transitivity: transitive
confine4
Definition: deprive of freedom
Transitivity: intransitive/transitive

Reference: WordNet1.6

WNconfine#1
Equivalent: confine3
WNconfine#2
Equivalent: confine3
WNconfine#3
Equivalent: confine1
WNconfine#4
Equivalent: confine1
WNconfine#5
Equivalent: confine4
WNconfine#6
Equivalent: confine2