bear upon vs stimulate

bear upon and stimulate both are verbs.

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

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

bear upon (verb)	stimulate (verb)
have an effect upon	cause to be alert and energetic
	act as a stimulant
	provide the needed stimulus for
	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	cause to occur rapidly
	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
	stir feelings in