inspire vs occasion

inspire is not a noun while occasion is a noun.

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

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

inspire (noun)	occasion (noun)
	an event that occurs at a critical time
	a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
	a rational motive for a belief or action
	an opportunity to do something
	the time of a particular event

inspire (verb)	occasion (verb)
draw in (air)	give occasion to
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