stimulate vs masturbate

stimulate and masturbate both are verbs.

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

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

stimulate (verb)	masturbate (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	get sexual gratification through self-stimulation
act as a stimulant	stimulate sexually
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