bring up vs bless

bring up and bless both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bring up	No	No	Yes	No
bless	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of bring up include anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict.

bring up (verb)	bless (verb)
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes	give a benediction to
make reference to	render holy by means of religious rites
put forward for consideration or discussion	make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	confer prosperity or happiness on
raise from a lower to a higher position
cause to come to a sudden stop
look after a child until it is an adult
promote from a lower position or rank