confine to vs cut back

confine to and cut back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
confine to	No	No	Yes	No
cut back	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, cut back is a hyponym of confine to; that is, cut back is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confine to:

Other hyponyms of confine to include hold down, keep down, number, cap, curb, curtail, restrict.

confine to (verb)	cut back (verb)
restrict or confine within limits	place restrictions on
	cut down on; make a reduction in
	cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
	return in time