put forward vs maledict

put forward is not an adjective while maledict is an adjective.

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

As verbs, maledict is a hyponym of put forward; that is, maledict 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
maledict: wish harm upon; invoke evil upon

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

put forward (adjective)	maledict (adjective)
	under a curse

put forward (verb)	maledict (verb)
put before	wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
propose as a candidate for some honor
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
insist on having one's opinions and rights recognized