stimulate vs kindle

stimulate and kindle both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of stimulate include arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, provoke, raise.

stimulate (verb)	kindle (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
act as a stimulant	cause to start burning
provide the needed stimulus for	catch fire
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
cause to occur rapidly
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of
stir feelings in