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Meaning of liquidate in English
Pronunciation
/ˈlɪkwəˌdeɪt/
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Verb
liquidate
Etymology
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘set out (accounts) clearly’): from medieval Latin liquidat-‘made clear’, from the verb liquidare, from Latin liquidus (see liquid). liquidate (sense 1) was influenced by Italian liquidare and French liquider, liquidate (sense 2) by Russian likvidirovatʹ
Definitions
1.
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
Examples
« The mafia liquidated the informer »
« the double agent was neutralized »
2.
eliminate by paying off (debts)
3.
convert into cash
Examples
« I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband »
4.
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
Examples
« liquidate a company »