bedamn vs call forth

bedamn and call forth both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bedamn	No	No	Yes	No
call forth	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call forth is a hypernym of bedamn; that is, call forth is a word with a broader meaning than bedamn:

bedamn: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
call forth: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Other hypernyms of bedamn include arouse, bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

bedamn (verb)	call forth (verb)
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
	evoke or provoke to appear or occur