pep up vs inspire

pep up and inspire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pep up	No	No	Yes	No
inspire	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pep up and inspire are synonyms defined as:

pep up and inspire: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

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

pep up (verb)	inspire (verb)
make more interesting or lively	draw in (air)
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts	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