Synonyms for liquidate
ˈlɪk wɪˌdeɪtliq·ui·date

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1. neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do inverb

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

   "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"

   Synonyms:
   rot, cop, nullify, ravage, hook, neutralise, fling off, shave, ware, neutralize, countervail, blow, scourge, lay waste to, counteract, dash off, snitch, desolate, thieve, do in, macerate, scratch off, counterbalance, toss off, squander, languish, negate, devastate, pay off, emaciate, drop, pine away, knock off, consume, glom, waste, run off

2. liquidate, pay offverb

   eliminate by paying off (debts)

   Synonyms:
   make up, do in, pay, buy off, pay back, redeem, get, neutralise, compensate, knock off, fix, pay off, waste, neutralize

3. liquidateverb

   convert into cash

   "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"

   Synonyms:
   neutralize, neutralise, waste, do in, pay off, knock off

4. liquidateverb

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

   "liquidate a company"

   Synonyms:
   neutralize, neutralise, waste, do in, pay off, knock off

Matched Categories

1. • Cash In
   • Settle

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1. liquidateverb

   Synonyms:
   settle, adjust, pay, extinguish, pay off, clear off

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1. List of paraphrases for "liquidate":

   settle

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How to use liquidate in a sentence?

1. Bryan Springmeyer:

   (It) seems crazy to borrow that much to pay taxes, so I have to assume he’d need to liquidate a substantial amount of the shares purchased from the option exercise to pay taxes.

2. John Kennedy:

   It does n’t seem likely that someone would want to cut it up and sell it as it would lose too much value. To steal something that John Kennedy ca n’t liquidate is silly.

3. Ariel Sharon:

   In Lebanon there was an agreement not to liquidate Yasser Arafat. I'm sorry that we didn't liquidate him.

4. Albert Rivera:

   Do we want the future of Spain to remain in the hands of those who want to liquidate Spain?.

5. Stephen Briggs:

   I can't confirm it (Glencore selling metal stocks) ... but it is much easier to liquidate LME (refined) metals than concentrates.