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English verb: liquidate | |||
| 1. | liquidate (contact) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | ||
| Samples | The mafia liquidated the informer. The double agent was neutralized. | ||
| Examples | They want to liquidate the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | do in, knock off, neutralise, neutralize, waste | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| 2. | liquidate (possession) eliminate by paying off (debts) | ||
| Synonyms | pay off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ante up, pay, pay up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | amortise, amortize, lift | ||
| 3. | liquidate (possession) convert into cash | ||
| Samples | I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cash, cash in | ||
| 4. | liquidate (possession) settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off | ||
| Samples | Liquidate a company. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | settle | ||
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