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verb ADV. entirely, exclusively, solely, strictly, totally Reliance on state funding is not confined solely to industry. | increasingly | largely, mainly, principally The discussion will be confined largel to general principles. | generally, normally | effectively | by no means, not necessarily Poverty and deprivation are by no means confined to the north of the country. PREP. to Let's confine our attention to the problem of illegal drugs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary