occasion vs inspire

occasion is a noun but inspire is not a noun.

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

As verbs, inspire is a hyponym of occasion; that is, inspire is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occasion:

occasion (noun)	inspire (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

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