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- verb archaic Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
confine .
Etymologies
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confine + -eth
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Examples
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"I will escape the prison of earthly flesh that confineth ye all!"
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Even before it is twilight my mother confineth me within the asylum.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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(Psa 139: 8) Or if a man should be so bold as to say so, Whether by so saying, he confineth Christ to that place for ever?
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658
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"There is but one entrance and one exit to this labyrinth of vaults and foul chambers wherein the Naya confineth her prisoners.
The Great White Queen A Tale of Treasure and Treason William Le Queux 1895
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