"liquidate" | Definition and Related Words

Verb

Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing (synset 201329983)
"The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"

is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

same as: do in, knock off, neutralise, neutralize, waste
Eliminate by paying off (debts) (synset 202357015)
is a type of: ante up, pay, pay up - cancel or discharge a debt
subtypes:
- lift - pay off (a mortgage)
- amortise, amortize - liquidate gradually
same as: pay off
Convert into cash (synset 202261397)
"I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"

is a type of: cash, cash in - exchange for cash
Settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off (synset 202259303)
"liquidate a company"

is a type of: settle - dispose of; make a financial settlement