inspire vs breathe

inspire and breathe both are verbs.

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

As verbs, breathe is a hypernym of inspire; that is, breathe is a word with a broader meaning than inspire:

Other hypernyms of inspire include respire, suspire, take a breath.

inspire (verb)	breathe (verb)
draw in (air)	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
fill with revolutionary ideas	expel (gases or odors)
serve as the inciting cause of	reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts	take a short break from one's activities in order to relax
supply the inspiration for	utter or tell
heighten or intensify	manifest or evince
	impart as if by breathing
	be alive
	allow the passage of air through