liberate vs emancipate

liberate and emancipate both are verbs.

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

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

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

As verbs, liberate and emancipate are synonyms defined as:

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