Confine
Confine verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
Kill and confine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill" instead a verb "Confine".
Nearby Words: confinement, confining
Kill
Kill verb - To deprive of life.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In a mild subversion, they don't actually kill off all of humanity, just confine it to a small Ring World to keep them out of the way while the morphs heal the planet.
Source: Turned Against Their Masters -
In each round, a player wins by killing their opponent through indirect means only (meaning that they can't directly injure their opponent, confine them in a way that causes their death, or hire others to kill them.) Otherwise, anything goes.
Source: Deadly Game
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