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exhale vs breathe

breathe vs exhale

exhale and breathe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exhale No No Yes No
breathe No No Yes No
As verbs, breathe is a hypernym of exhale; that is, breathe is a word with a broader meaning than exhale:
  • exhale: expel air
  • breathe: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Other hypernyms of exhale include respire, suspire, take a breath.
As verbs, breathe is a hypernym of exhale; that is, breathe is a word with a broader meaning than exhale:
  • exhale: give out (breath or an odor)
  • breathe: expel (gases or odors)
Other hypernyms of exhale include emit, pass off.
exhale (verb) breathe (verb)
expel air 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
Difference between exhale and breathe

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