emerge vs appear

emerge and appear both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
emerge	No	No	Yes	No
appear	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, appear is a hypernym of emerge; that is, appear is a word with a broader meaning than emerge:

As verbs, appear is a hypernym of emerge; that is, appear is a word with a broader meaning than emerge:

emerge (verb)	appear (verb)
come out into view, as from concealment	come into sight or view
become known or apparent	be issued or published
come out of	come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
come up to the surface of or rise	appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.
happen or occur as a result of something	give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
	(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
	present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority