bless vs bestow

bless and bestow both are verbs.

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

As verbs, bestow is a hypernym of bless; that is, bestow is a word with a broader meaning than bless:

Other hypernyms of bless include confer.

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