stimulate vs titillate

stimulate and titillate both are verbs.

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

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

stimulate (verb)	titillate (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	excite pleasurably or erotically
act as a stimulant	touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
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