Liquidate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

eliminate by paying off (debts)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪkwᵻdˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɪkwᵻdˌeɪt/.

Examples

The mafia liquidated the informer
the double agent was neutralized
I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waste pay off neutralize knock off do in neutralise

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

liquidation	noun	the murder of a competitor
liquidator	noun	a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

liquidieren

(jemanden, der eine Bedrohung darstellen könnte) durch Töten loswerden

🇫🇷French

liquider

se débarrasser de (quelqu'un qui peut constituer une menace) en tuant

🇪🇸Spanish

liquidar

deshacerse de (alguien que pueda ser una amenaza) matando

🇮🇹Italian

liquidare

sbarazzarsi di (qualcuno che potrebbe rappresentare una minaccia) uccidendo

🇳🇱Dutch

liquideren

zich te ontdoen van (iemand die een bedreiging kan vormen) door te doden

🇵🇹Portuguese

liquidar

livrar-se de (alguém que pode ser uma ameaça) matando

🇷🇺Russian

ликвидировать

избавиться от (кого-то, кто может представлять угрозу), убив

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नष्ट करना

(किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को जो ख़तरा हो सकता है) मारकर छुटकारा पाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

তরল করা

get rid of (যে কেউ হুমকি হতে পারে) হত্যা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கலைக்க

கொலை செய்வதன் மூலம் (அச்சுறுத்தலாக இருக்கும் ஒருவரை) அகற்றவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

లిక్విడేట్

చంపడం ద్వారా (ముప్పు కలిగించే వ్యక్తిని) వదిలించుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लिक्विडेट करणे

मारून (ज्याला धोका असू शकतो) सुटका करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફડચા

હત્યા કરીને (કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે ધમકી આપી શકે છે) થી છુટકારો મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿವಾಳಿಸು

ಕೊಲ್ಲುವ ಮೂಲಕ (ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯಾಗಬಹುದಾದ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ) ತೊಡೆದುಹಾಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിക്വിഡേറ്റ് ചെയ്യുക

(ഭീഷണിയായേക്കാവുന്ന ഒരാളെ) കൊല്ലുന്നതിലൂടെ ഒഴിവാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰਲ

ਮਾਰ ਕੇ (ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਜੋ ਖ਼ਤਰਾ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ) ਤੋਂ ਛੁਟਕਾਰਾ ਪਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ختم کرنا

مار کر (کسی کو جو خطرہ ہو) سے چھٹکارا حاصل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清算

通过杀掉（可能构成威胁的人）

🇯🇵Japanese

清算する

（脅威となるかもしれない人を）殺して排除する

🇰🇷Korean

청산하다

(위협이 될 수 있는 사람을) 죽임으로써 제거하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thanh lý

loại bỏ (ai đó có thể là mối đe dọa) bằng cách giết

🇹🇭Thai

เซ้ง

กำจัด (บุคคลที่อาจเป็นภัยคุกคาม) ด้วยการฆ่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

melikuidasi

singkirkan (seseorang yang mungkin menjadi ancaman) dengan cara membunuh

🇵🇭Filipino

likidahin

alisin ang (isang taong maaaring maging banta) sa pamamagitan ng pagpatay

🇲🇾Malay

mencairkan

menyingkirkan (seseorang yang mungkin menjadi ancaman) dengan membunuh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصفية

تخلص من (شخص قد يشكل تهديدًا) بالقتل

🇮🇷Persian

انحلال

با کشتن از شر (کسی که ممکن است یک تهدید باشد) خلاص شوید

🇹🇷Turkish

tasfiye etmek

(tehdit olabilecek birinden) öldürerek kurtulmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַסֵל

להיפטר מ(מישהו שעלול להוות איום) על ידי הרג

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The primary meaning of 'liquidate' is 'get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing'.

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Using 'liquidate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'liquidate' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'liquidate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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