bless vs confer

bless and confer both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of bless include bestow.

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