| Verb | 1. | liquidate - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"kill - 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)lift - pay off (a mortgage) | |
| 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 | |