inspire vs respire

inspire and respire both are verbs.

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

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

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

inspire (verb)	respire (verb)
draw in (air)	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
fill with revolutionary ideas	undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
serve as the inciting cause of	breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
supply the inspiration for
heighten or intensify