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confine vs demarcate

demarcate vs confine

confine and demarcate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
demarcate No No Yes No
As verbs, demarcate is a hyponym of confine; that is, demarcate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • demarcate: 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, delimit, delimitate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
confine (verb) demarcate (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 separate clearly, as if by boundaries
prevent from leaving or from being removed
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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