stimulate vs foment

stimulate and foment both are verbs.

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

As verbs, foment is a hyponym of stimulate; that is, foment is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stimulate:

Other hyponyms of stimulate include entice, lure, tempt, rejuvenate, jog, incite, instigate, set off, stir up, agitate, stir up.

stimulate (verb)	foment (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	bathe with warm water or medicated lotions
act as a stimulant	try to stir up public opinion
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