inspire vs exhort

inspire and exhort both are verbs.

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

As verbs, inspire and exhort are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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