stimulate vs persuade

stimulate and persuade both are verbs.

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

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

stimulate: cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
persuade: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm

Other hyponyms of stimulate include decide, bring, solicit, encourage, let, lead, inspire, instigate, prompt, suborn, compel, obligate, oblige.

stimulate (verb)	persuade (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm
act as a stimulant	win approval or support for
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