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confine vs put away

put away vs confine

confine and put away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
put away No No Yes No
As verbs, put away is a hyponym of confine; that is, put away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed
  • put away: place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
Other hyponyms of confine include cabin, closet, coop in, coop up, lock, lock away, lock in, lock up, shut away, shut up, lock in, seal in.
As verbs, put away is a hyponym of confine; that is, put away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: deprive of freedom; take into confinement
  • put away: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
confine (verb) put away (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) turn away from and put aside, perhaps temporarily
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food
prevent from leaving or from being removed kill gently, as with an injection
deprive of freedom; take into confinement place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
close in stop using
throw or cast away
lock up or confine, in or as in a jail
Difference between confine and put away

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