advise vs inform

advise and inform both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
advise	No	No	Yes	No
inform	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, inform is a hypernym of advise; that is, inform is a word with a broader meaning than advise:

advise (verb)	inform (verb)
give advice to	give character or essence to
inform (somebody) of something	impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
make a proposal, declare a plan for something	act as an informer