liberate vs affranchise

liberate and affranchise both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liberate	No	No	Yes	No
affranchise	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, affranchise is a hyponym of liberate; that is, affranchise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than liberate:

Other hyponyms of liberate include enfranchise, emancipate, manumit, decolonise, decolonize.

liberate (verb)	affranchise (verb)
release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition	grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
grant freedom to
give equal rights to; of women and minorities
grant freedom to; free from confinement