respire vs hyperventilate

hyperventilate vs respire

respire and hyperventilate both are verbs.

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

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

respire: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
hyperventilate: breathe excessively hard and fast

Other hyponyms of respire include respire, choke, hiccough, hiccup, sigh, suspire, breathe out, exhale, expire, breathe in, inhale, inspire, wheeze, yawn, saw logs, saw wood, snore.

respire (verb)	hyperventilate (verb)
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs	breathe excessively hard and fast
undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide	produce hyperventilation in
breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

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