intermit vs take a breather

intermit and take a breather both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intermit	No	No	Yes	No
take a breather	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, take a breather is a hyponym of intermit; that is, take a breather is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intermit:

intermit: cease an action temporarily
take a breather: take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

Other hyponyms of intermit include breathe, catch one's breath, rest, take five, take ten.

intermit (verb)	take a breather (verb)
cease an action temporarily	take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

intermit vs take a breather

intermit and take a breather both are verbs.

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