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liquidate

/ liquidate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
"liquidate a company"
Type of:
settle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
convert into cash
"I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"
Type of:
cash cash in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
eliminate by paying off (debts)
Type of:
pay up ante up pay
Kinds of:
lift amortize amortise
Derived:
liquidation settlement
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"
"the double agent was neutralized"
Type of:
kill
Derived:
elimination liquidation murderer liquidator manslayer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
63%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

settle cash cash in pay up ante up pay lift amortize amortise kill