confine vs shut away

confine and shut away both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confine	No	No	Yes	No
shut away	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shut away is a hyponym of confine; that is, shut away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:

confine: prevent from leaving or from being removed
shut 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, put away, shut up, lock in, seal in.

confine (verb)	shut away (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access)	place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
prevent from leaving or from being removed
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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