inspire vs take a breath

inspire and take a breath both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
inspire	No	No	Yes	No
take a breath	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of inspire include breathe, respire, suspire.

inspire (verb)	take a breath (verb)
draw in (air)	draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
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