stimulate vs recreate

stimulate and recreate both are verbs.

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

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

stimulate (verb)	recreate (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	give new life or energy to
act as a stimulant	form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
provide the needed stimulus for	produce or make another of
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner	make a replica of
cause to occur rapidly	give encouragement to
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of	engage in recreational activities rather than work; occupy oneself in a diversion
stir feelings in