burn out vs give out

burn out and give out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
burn out	No	No	Yes	No
give out	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of burn out include break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give way, go, go bad.

burn out (verb)	give out (verb)
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable	stop operating or functioning
	prove insufficient
	give to several people
	give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.