breathe out vs respire

breathe out and respire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
breathe out	No	No	Yes	No
respire	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of breathe out include breathe, suspire, take a breath.

breathe out (verb)	respire (verb)
expel air	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
	undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
	breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety