Contend and Put forward

Contend verb - To engage in a contest.

Put forward and contend are semantically related In some cases you can use "Put forward" instead a verb "Contend".

Put forward verb - Put before.

Contend and put forward are semantically related in present topic. Sometimes you can use "Contend" instead a verb "Put forward", if it concerns topics such as propose, suggest, insist, make known clearly or officially.