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liquidate
verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
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ˈlɪkwədeɪt
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verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
“The mafia liquidated the informer”
verb
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
“liquidate a company”
verb
convert into cash
“I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband”
verb
eliminate by paying off (debts)
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Example Sentences
The mafia liquidated the informer
the double agent was neutralized
liquidate a company
I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband
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