stimulate vs vivify

stimulate and vivify both are verbs.

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

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

stimulate (verb)	vivify (verb)
cause to be alert and energetic	give new life or energy to
act as a stimulant	make more striking or animated
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