bedamn vs put forward

bedamn and put forward both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bedamn	No	No	Yes	No
put forward	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

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

bedamn (verb)	put forward (verb)
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon	put before
	propose as a candidate for some honor
	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
	insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized