nominate vs put forward

nominate and put forward both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nominate	No	No	Yes	No
put forward	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nominate and put forward are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of nominate include put up.

As verbs, put forward is a hyponym of nominate; that is, put forward is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nominate:

nominate: put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
put forward: propose as a candidate for some honor

Other hyponyms of nominate include nominate, put up.

nominate (verb)	put forward (verb)
propose as a candidate for some honor	put before
create and charge with a task or function	propose as a candidate for some honor
charge with a function; charge to be	summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position	insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized