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put away vs confine

confine vs put away

put away and confine both are verbs.

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

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