The difference between Liberate and Rescue

When used as verbs, liberate means to set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly to release from slavery: to manumit. to release from servitude or unjust rule. to release from restraint or inhibition. to release from chemical bonds or solutions, whereas rescue means to save from any violence, danger or evil.

Rescue is also noun with the meaning: an act or episode of rescuing, saving.

check bellow for the other definitions of Liberate and Rescue

  1. Liberate as a verb (transitive):

    To set free, to make or allow to be free, particularly To release from slavery: to manumit. To release from servitude or unjust rule. To release from restraint or inhibition. To release from chemical bonds or solutions.

    Examples:

    "You need to free your mind and liberate yourself from prejudice."

    "Since the procedure liberates a large amount of chlorine gas, a powerful ventilation system is recommended."

  2. Liberate as a verb (transitive, military, euphemistic):

    To acquire from an enemy during wartime, used especially of cities, regions, and other population centers.

  3. Liberate as a verb (transitive, euphemistic):

    To acquire from another by theft or force: to steal, to rob.

    Examples:

    "We didn't need IDs. We just liberated these beers from the back of the shop."

  1. Rescue as a verb:

    To save from any violence, danger or evil.

    Examples:

    "The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche."

  2. Rescue as a verb:

    To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.

    Examples:

    "to rescue a prisoner from the enemy''."

  3. Rescue as a verb:

    To recover forcibly.

  4. Rescue as a verb:

    To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.

  5. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.

    Examples:

    "Traditionally missionaries aim to rescue many ignorant heathen souls."

  6. Rescue as a verb (figuratively):

    To achieve something positive under difficult conditions.

  1. Rescue as a noun:

    An act or episode of rescuing, saving.

  2. Rescue as a noun:

    A liberation, freeing.

  3. Rescue as a noun:

    The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril

    Examples:

    "The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders"

  4. Rescue as a noun:

    A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded

  5. Rescue as a noun:

    A rescuee.

    Examples:

    "The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues."

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