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Verb liquidate has 4 senses

neutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
--₁ is one way to kill

Derived forms: noun liquidation₃, noun liquidator₁
Sample sentence:
They want to liquidate the prisoners
liquidate, pay off - eliminate by paying off (debts)
--₂ is one way to pay up, ante up, pay

Derived form: noun liquidation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
liquidate - convert into cash; "I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband"
--₃ is one way to cash, cash in
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
liquidate - settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off; "liquidate a company"
--₄ is one way to settle
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something