hyperventilate vs breathe

hyperventilate and breathe both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of hyperventilate include respire, suspire, take a breath.

hyperventilate (verb)	breathe (verb)
breathe excessively hard and fast	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
produce hyperventilation in	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