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confine vs delimit

delimit vs confine

confine and delimit both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
delimit No No Yes No
As verbs, delimit is a hyponym of confine; that is, delimit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • delimit: set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
Other hyponyms of confine include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up, clamp down, crack down, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
confine (verb) delimit (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement determine the essential quality of
prevent from leaving or from being removed be opposite to; of angles and sides, in geometry
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
close in
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