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liquidate
liq·ui·date L0194900 (lĭk′wĭ-dāt′)v. liq·ui·dat·ed, liq·ui·dat·ing, liq·ui·dates v.tr.1. a. To pay off (a debt, claim, or obligation); settle.b. To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.2. To convert (assets) into cash.3. To eliminate, especially by killing.v.intr.1. To settle a debt, claim, or obligation.2. To settle the affairs of a business or estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities. [Late Latin liquidāre, liquidāt-, to melt, from Latin liquidus, liquid; see liquid.] liq′ui·da′tion n.liq′ui·da′tor n.liquidate (ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪt) vb1. (Banking & Finance) a. to settle or pay off (a debt, claim, etc)b. to determine by litigation or agreement the amount of (damages, indebtedness, etc)2. (Commerce) a. to terminate the operations of (a commercial firm, bankrupt estate, etc) by assessment of liabilities and appropriation of assets for their settlementb. (of a commercial firm, etc) to terminate operations in this manner3. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to convert (assets) into cash4. (tr) to eliminate or killliq•ui•date (ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt) v. -dat•ed, -dat•ing. v.t. 1. to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim. 2. to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages). 3. to dissolve (a business or estate) by apportioning the assets to offset the liabilities. 4. to convert (inventory, securities, or other assets) into cash. 5. to get rid of, esp. by killing. 6. to break up or do away with: to liquidate a partnership. v.i. 7. to liquidate debts or accounts. [1565–75; < Late Latin liquidātus, past participle of liquidāre to melt, make clear] liquidate Past participle: liquidated Gerund: liquidating
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liquidate | liquidate |
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I liquidate | you liquidate | he/she/it liquidates | we liquidate | you liquidate | they liquidate |
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I liquidated | you liquidated | he/she/it liquidated | we liquidated | you liquidated | they liquidated |
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I am liquidating | you are liquidating | he/she/it is liquidating | we are liquidating | you are liquidating | they are liquidating |
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I have liquidated | you have liquidated | he/she/it has liquidated | we have liquidated | you have liquidated | they have liquidated |
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I was liquidating | you were liquidating | he/she/it was liquidating | we were liquidating | you were liquidating | they were liquidating |
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I had liquidated | you had liquidated | he/she/it had liquidated | we had liquidated | you had liquidated | they had liquidated |
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I will liquidate | you will liquidate | he/she/it will liquidate | we will liquidate | you will liquidate | they will liquidate |
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I will have liquidated | you will have liquidated | he/she/it will have liquidated | we will have liquidated | you will have liquidated | they will have liquidated |
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I will be liquidating | you will be liquidating | he/she/it will be liquidating | we will be liquidating | you will be liquidating | they will be liquidating |
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I have been liquidating | you have been liquidating | he/she/it has been liquidating | we have been liquidating | you have been liquidating | they have been liquidating |
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I will have been liquidating | you will have been liquidating | he/she/it will have been liquidating | we will have been liquidating | you will have been liquidating | they will have been liquidating |
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I had been liquidating | you had been liquidating | he/she/it had been liquidating | we had been liquidating | you had been liquidating | they had been liquidating |
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I would liquidate | you would liquidate | he/she/it would liquidate | we would liquidate | you would liquidate | they would liquidate |
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I would have liquidated | you would have liquidated | he/she/it would have liquidated | we would have liquidated | you would have liquidated | they would have liquidated | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | liquidate - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"do in, knock off, neutralise, neutralize, wastekill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" | | 2. | liquidate - eliminate by paying off (debts)pay offante up, pay up, pay - cancel or discharge a debt; "pay up, please!"lift - pay off (a mortgage)amortise, amortize - liquidate gradually | | 3. | liquidate - convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"cash, cash in - exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail" | | 4. | liquidate - settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement |
liquidateverb1. dissolve, cancel, abolish, terminate, annul A unanimous vote was taken to liquidate the company.2. convert to cash, cash, realize, sell off, sell up The company closed down operations and began liquidating its assets.3. kill, murder, remove, destroy, do in (slang), silence, eliminate, take out (slang), get rid of, wipe out (informal), dispatch, finish off, do away with, blow away (slang, chiefly U.S.), annihilate, exterminate, bump off (slang), rub out (U.S. slang) They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.liquidateverb1. To set right by giving what is due:clear, discharge, pay (off or up), satisfy, settle, square.2. To destroy all traces of:abolish, annihilate, blot out, clear, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, kill, obliterate, remove, root (out or up), rub out, snuff out, stamp out, uproot, wipe out.Idioms: do away with, make an end of, put an end to.3. To get rid of, especially by banishment or execution:eliminate, eradicate, purge, remove, wipe out.Idioms: do away with, put an end to.4. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully:destroy, finish (off), kill, murder, slay.Informal: put away.Slang: bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap.Translationsliquid (ˈlikwid) adjective able to flow; not solid, but not a gas. liquid nitrogen; The ice-cream has become liquid. 液體的 液体的 noun a substance which flows, like water. a clear liquid. 液體 液体liquefy (ˈlikwifai) verb to make or become liquid. The butter had liquefied in the heat. 液化 液化ˈliquidate (-deit) verb1. to close, and finish the affairs of (a business etc that has no money to continue). 清算 清理2. to get rid of. 肅清 肃清ˌliquiˈdation noun 清算 清理ˈliquidator noun 清算人 清理者ˈliquidize, ˈliquidise verb to make (food etc) into a liquid or semi-liquid substance by grinding it up in a liquidizer. (將食物)打成汁或泥狀 把…榨成汁(尤指水果或蔬菜等),使液化 ˈliquidizer, ˈliquidiser noun an electrical device used in cookery to grind up food. 食物絞碎機,榨汁機 食品碾碎机,榨汁机 liquidate
liquidateslang To dispose of someone by murdering them. The boss told me to go liquidate the witness. If you think the government hasn't liquidated people before, you're more naïve than you look.liquidate tv. to kill someone. (Underworld.) They used a machine gun to liquidate a few troublesome characters. MedicalSeeliquidLiquidate
LiquidateTo pay and settle the amount of a debt; to convert assets to cash; to aggregate the assets of an insolvent enterprise and calculate its liabilities in order to settle with the debtors and the creditors and apportion the remaining assets, if any, among the stockholders or owners of the corporation. liquidatev. to sell the assets of a business, paying bills and dividing the remainder among shareholders, partners or other investors. (See: wind up) liquidate
Synonyms for liquidateverb dissolveSynonyms- dissolve
- cancel
- abolish
- terminate
- annul
verb convert to cashSynonyms- convert to cash
- cash
- realize
- sell off
- sell up
verb killSynonyms- kill
- murder
- remove
- destroy
- do in
- silence
- eliminate
- take out
- get rid of
- wipe out
- dispatch
- finish off
- do away with
- blow away
- annihilate
- exterminate
- bump off
- rub out
Synonyms for liquidateverb to set right by giving what is dueSynonyms- clear
- discharge
- pay
- satisfy
- settle
- square
verb to destroy all traces ofSynonyms- abolish
- annihilate
- blot out
- clear
- eradicate
- erase
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- kill
- obliterate
- remove
- root
- rub out
- snuff out
- stamp out
- uproot
- wipe out
verb to get rid of, especially by banishment or executionSynonyms- eliminate
- eradicate
- purge
- remove
- wipe out
verb to take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfullySynonyms- destroy
- finish
- kill
- murder
- slay
- put away
- bump off
- do in
- knock off
- off
- rub out
- waste
- wipe out
- zap
Synonyms for liquidateverb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killingSynonyms- do in
- knock off
- neutralise
- neutralize
- waste
Related Wordsverb eliminate by paying off (debts)SynonymsRelated Words- ante up
- pay up
- pay
- lift
- amortise
- amortize
verb convert into cashRelated Wordsverb settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them offRelated Words |