liquidate(Of assets)[verb]Synonyms:- pay, clear, discharge, honour, pay off, settle, square
- dissolve, abolish, annul, cancel, terminate
- kill, destroy, dispatch, eliminate, exterminate, get rid of, murder, wipe out
(informal) [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
liq‧ui‧date /ˈlɪkwədeɪt, ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/
verb[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: past participle of liquidare 'to melt', from Latin liquidus; ⇒ liquid2]
1. [intransitive and transitive] to close a business or company and sell the things that belong to it, in order to pay its debts
2. [transitive] technical to pay a debt:
The stock was sold to liquidate the loan.3. [transitive] informal to kill someone or destroy something that is causing a problem
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲