liquidate

/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

verb

1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
   “The mafia liquidated the informer”
2. eliminate by paying off (debts)
3. convert into cash
   “I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband”
4. settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
   “liquidate a company”

Synonyms for liquidate

• neutralize
• neutralise
• waste
• knock off
• do in
• pay off

Words that rhyme with liquidate

• straight
• separate
• plate
• mate
• date
• concentrate
• late
• state
• regenerate
• translate
• weight
• conjugate
• foliate
• grate
• initiate
• propagate
• accommodate
• articulate
• communicate
• eliminate
• gate
• great
• penetrate
• percolate
• precipitate
• rate
• slate
• stimulate
• subordinate
• suffocate