breathe vs instill

breathe and instill both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breathe	No	No	Yes	No
instill	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, instill is a hypernym of breathe; that is, instill is a word with a broader meaning than breathe:

Other hypernyms of breathe include transfuse.

breathe (verb)	instill (verb)
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs	fill, as with a certain quality
expel (gases or odors)	produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked	teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
take a short break from one's activities in order to relax	enter drop by drop
utter or tell	impart gradually
manifest or evince
impart as if by breathing
be alive
allow the passage of air through