titillate vs stimulate

titillate and stimulate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, stimulate is a hypernym of titillate; that is, stimulate is a word with a broader meaning than titillate:

Other hypernyms of titillate include excite, shake, shake up, stir.

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