restrain vs confine

restrain and confine both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
restrain	No	No	Yes	No
confine	No	No	Yes	No

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

As verbs, restrain and confine are synonyms defined as:

restrain and confine: to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

Other synonyms of restrain include constrain, hold.

As verbs, confine is a hypernym of restrain; that is, confine is a word with a broader meaning than restrain:

restrain: restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult
confine: place limits on (extent or amount or access)

Other hypernyms of restrain include bound, limit, restrict, throttle, trammel.

restrain (verb)	confine (verb)
prevent the action or expression of	place limits on (extent or amount or access)
to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement	to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult	prevent from leaving or from being removed
prevent (someone or something) from doing something	deprive of freedom; take into confinement
	close in