v. t. | 1. | (Law) To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount of (an indebtedness) clear and certain. | |||
2. | In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of, and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness). | ||||
3. | To discharge; to pay off or settle, as an indebtedness. | ||||
4. | To make clear and intelligible. | ||||
5. | To make liquid. | ||||
6. | To convert (assets) into cash. | ||||
7. | To kill; - used mostly of governments or organizations killing their enemies; | ||||
8. | To dissolve (an organization); to terminate (an activity).
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Verb | 1. | liquidate - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" |
2. | liquidate - eliminate by paying off (debts) Synonyms: pay off | |
3. | liquidate - convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband" | |
4. | liquidate - settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company" |