intoxicate vs stimulate

intoxicate and stimulate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of intoxicate include excite, shake, shake up, stir.

intoxicate (verb)	stimulate (verb)
have an intoxicating effect on, of a drug	cause to be alert and energetic
make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)	act as a stimulant
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism	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