stimulate vs bear on

stimulate and bear on both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of stimulate include affect, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.

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