exhort vs inspire

exhort and inspire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exhort	No	No	Yes	No
inspire	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exhort and inspire are synonyms defined as:

exhort and inspire: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

Other synonyms of exhort include barrack, cheer, pep up, root on, urge, urge on.

exhort (verb)	inspire (verb)
force or impel in an indicated direction	draw in (air)
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts	fill with revolutionary ideas
	serve as the inciting cause of
	spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
	supply the inspiration for
	heighten or intensify