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confine vs stiffen

stiffen vs confine

confine and stiffen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confine No No Yes No
stiffen No No Yes No
As verbs, stiffen is a hyponym of confine; that is, stiffen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine:
  • confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)
  • stiffen: severely restrict in scope or extent
Other hyponyms of confine include reduce, tighten, tie, gate, draw a line, draw the line, mark off, mark out, cramp, halter, hamper, strangle, constrain, tighten, tighten up, clamp down, crack down, delimit, delimitate, demarcate, cumber, encumber, restrain, scant, skimp.
confine (verb) stiffen (verb)
place limits on (extent or amount or access) become stiff or stiffer
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement make stiff or stiffer
prevent from leaving or from being removed severely restrict in scope or extent
deprive of freedom; take into confinement
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