liq|ui|date

liq|ui|date
liq|ui|date «LIHK wuh dayt», verb, -dat|ed, -dat|ing.
–v.t.
1. to pay (a debt): »

to liquidate a mortgage.

2. to settle the accounts of (a business, foundation, or estate) by distributing the assets; clear up the affairs of (a bankrupt).
3. to get rid of (an undesirable person or thing): »

The French Revolution liquidated the nobility.

4. to kill ruthlessly; exterminate.
5. to convert into cash.
6. Law. to determine and apportion by agreement or litigation the amount of (indebtedness or damages).
–v.i.
to liquidate debts, assets, or accounts.
╂[< Late Latin liquidāre (with English -ate1) < Latin liquidus liquid]

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  • liquidate — liq·ui·date …   English syllables

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  • liquidate — liq•ui•date [[t]ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪt[/t]] v. dat•ed, dat•ing 1) bus to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim[/ex] 2) bus to reduce (accounts) to order; determine the amount of (indebtedness or damages) 3) bus to dissolve (a business or estate) by… …   From formal English to slang

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