take a breather vs intermit

take a breather and intermit both are verbs.

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

As verbs, intermit is a hypernym of take a breather; that is, intermit is a word with a broader meaning than take a breather:

Other hypernyms of take a breather include break, pause.

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