put forward vs bless

put forward and bless both are verbs.

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

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

put forward: summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
bless: give a benediction to

Other hyponyms of put forward include anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, curse, damn, imprecate, maledict.

put forward (verb)	bless (verb)
put before	give a benediction to
propose as a candidate for some honor	render holy by means of religious rites
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic	make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized	confer prosperity or happiness on