stimulate vs bear upon

stimulate and bear upon both are verbs.

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

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

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

stimulate (verb)	bear upon (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	have an effect upon
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