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confine vs border

border vs confine

confine is not a noun while border is a noun.

confine and border both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
border Yes No Yes No
As verbs, border is a hyponym of confine; that is, border is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: close in
  • border: form the boundary of; be contiguous to
Other hyponyms of confine include bound, embank, rail, rail in, box in, box up, frame.
confine (noun) border (noun)
a strip forming the outer edge of something
a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge
a line that indicates a boundary
the boundary of a surface
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
confine (verb) border (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
prevent from leaving or from being removed enclose in or as if in a frame
deprive of freedom; take into confinement provide with a border or edge
close in form the boundary of; be contiguous to
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