innervate vs stimulate

innervate and stimulate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of innervate include excite.

innervate (verb)	stimulate (verb)
stimulate to action	cause to be alert and energetic
supply nerves to (some organ or body part)	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