bear on vs stimulate

bear on and stimulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bear on	No	No	Yes	No
stimulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stimulate is a hyponym of bear on; that is, stimulate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bear on:

bear on (verb)	stimulate (verb)
have an effect upon	cause to be alert and energetic
press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action	act as a stimulant
be relevant to	provide the needed stimulus for
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	cause to occur rapidly
	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
	stir feelings in