breathe vs give forth

breathe and give forth both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breathe	No	No	Yes	No
give forth	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, give forth is a hyponym of breathe; that is, give forth is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than breathe:

Other hyponyms of breathe include belch, bubble, burp, eruct, force out, emanate, exhale, radiate, bubble.

breathe (verb)	give forth (verb)
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs	give out (breath or an odor)
expel (gases or odors)
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
utter or tell
manifest or evince
impart as if by breathing
be alive
allow the passage of air through