curse vs call forth

curse is a noun but call forth is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curse	Yes	No	Yes	No
call forth	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, call forth is a hypernym of curse; that is, call forth is a word with a broader meaning than curse:

curse: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
call forth: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

Other hypernyms of curse include arouse, bring up, call down, conjure, conjure up, evoke, invoke, put forward, raise, stir.

curse (noun)	call forth (noun)
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
an evil spell
a severe affliction
something causing misery or death

curse (verb)	call forth (verb)
utter obscenities or profanities	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon	evoke or provoke to appear or occur
heap obscenities upon
exclude from a church or a religious community