confine vs disable

confine and disable both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confine	No	No	Yes	No
disable	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, disable is a hypernym of confine; that is, disable is a word with a broader meaning than confine:

confine: to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
disable: make unable to perform a certain action

Other hypernyms of confine include disenable, incapacitate.

confine (verb)	disable (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	injure permanently
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement	make unable to perform a certain action
prevent from leaving or from being removed
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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