breathe vs intermit

breathe and intermit both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of breathe include break, pause.

breathe (verb)	intermit (verb)
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs	cease an action temporarily
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