decide vs stimulate

decide and stimulate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decide	No	No	Yes	No
stimulate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, stimulate is a hypernym of decide; that is, stimulate is a word with a broader meaning than decide:

Other hypernyms of decide include cause, get, have, induce, make.

decide (verb)	stimulate (verb)
reach, make, or come to a decision about something	cause to be alert and energetic
bring to an end; settle conclusively	act as a stimulant
cause to decide	provide the needed stimulus for
influence or determine	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	cause to occur rapidly
	stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
	stir feelings in