take a breath vs respire

take a breath and respire both are verbs.

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

As verbs, take a breath and respire are synonyms defined as:

take a breath and respire: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs

Other synonyms of take a breath include breathe, suspire.

As verbs, respire is a hyponym of take a breath; that is, respire 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
respire: breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

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

take a breath (verb)	respire (verb)
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
	undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
	breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

take a breath vs respire

take a breath and respire both are verbs.

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