bestow vs bless

bestow and bless both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bestow	No	No	Yes	No
bless	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of bestow include miter, graduate.

bestow (verb)	bless (verb)
present	give a benediction to
bestow a quality on	render holy by means of religious rites
give as a gift	make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
	confer prosperity or happiness on