inhale vs inspire

inhale

verb
  • To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. 

  • To draw air or any form of gas (either in a pure form, or mixed with small particles in form of aerosols/smoke -sometimes stemming from a medicament) into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm. 

  • To eat very quickly. 

noun
  • An inhalation. 

inspire

verb
  • To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale. 

  • To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration. 

  • To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing. 

  • To spread rumour indirectly. 

  • To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to. 

How often have the words inhale and inspire occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )