Confine and Require

Confine

Confine verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.

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Require and confine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Require" instead a verb "Confine".

Nearby Words: confinement, confining

Require verb - To have as a requirement.

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Confine and require are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Confine" instead a verb "Require".

someone	confine someone	require someone
form	confine form	require form
number	confine number	require number
blood	confine blood	require blood
Other words: player, players, monsters.

They require that the personages of a tale shall confine themselves to possibilities and let miracles alone; or, if they venture a miracle, the author must so plausibly set it forth as to make it look possible and reasonable.

Source: Literature / Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences

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