exhaust vs breathe

breathe vs exhaust

exhaust is a noun but breathe is not a noun.

exhaust and breathe both are verbs.

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

As verbs, breathe is a hyponym of exhaust; that is, breathe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exhaust:

exhaust: eliminate (a substance)
breathe: expel (gases or odors)

Other hyponyms of exhaust include cough out, cough up, expectorate, spit out, spit up, blow, ejaculate, abort, ovulate, egest, eliminate, excrete, pass, bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood, eruct, spew, spew out, fester, maturate, suppurate, emit, pass off.

exhaust (noun)	breathe (noun)
system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged
gases ejected from an engine as waste products

exhaust (verb)	breathe (verb)
wear out completely	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
eliminate (a substance)	expel (gases or odors)
use up the whole supply of	reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
use up (resources or materials)	take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
deplete	utter or tell
	manifest or evince
	impart as if by breathing
	be alive
	allow the passage of air through

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