take a breath vs hyperventilate

take a breath and hyperventilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
take a breath	No	No	Yes	No
hyperventilate	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

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

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

take a breath vs hyperventilate

take a breath and hyperventilate both are verbs.

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