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confine vs incapacitate

incapacitate vs confine

confine and incapacitate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
incapacitate No No Yes No
As verbs, incapacitate is a hypernym of confine; that is, incapacitate is a word with a broader meaning than confine:
  • confine: to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
  • incapacitate: make unable to perform a certain action
Other hypernyms of confine include disable, disenable.
confine (verb) incapacitate (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
close in
Difference between confine and incapacitate

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