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liquidate

verb

get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
L
Ends with
E
Contains
IQ
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈlɪkwədeɪt

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Meaning

Definitions

verb

  1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

    “The mafia liquidated the informer”

verb

  1. settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

    “liquidate a company”

verb

  1. convert into cash

    “I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband”

verb

  1. eliminate by paying off (debts)

In context

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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