step to the fore vs come out

step to the fore and come out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
step to the fore	No	No	Yes	No
come out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, step to the fore and come out are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of step to the fore include come forward, come to the fore, step forward, step up.

step to the fore (verb)	come out (verb)
make oneself visible; take action	appear or become visible; make a showing
	be issued or published
	break out
	come out of
	take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
	be made known; be disclosed or revealed
	to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality
	bulge outward
	make oneself visible; take action
	drop out
	result or end