inhale vs respire

inhale and respire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inhale	No	No	Yes	No
respire	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, respire is a hypernym of inhale; that is, respire is a word with a broader meaning than inhale:

Other hypernyms of inhale include breathe, suspire, take a breath.

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