動詞 liquidate:

1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
   同義詞：neutralize, neutralise, waste, knock off, do in
2. eliminate by paying off (debts)
   同義詞：pay off
3. convert into cash
4. settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off

1. Hitler tried to liquidate the Jews in Germany.
   希特勒試圖全部消滅德國的猶太人。

liq.ui.date

v.（動詞）
liq.ui.dat.ed,liq.ui.dat.ing,liq.ui.dates
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To pay off (a debt, a claim, or an obligation); settle.
清償：償還（債務、索賠或義務）；解決
To settle the affairs of (a business firm, for example) by determining the liabilities and applying the assets to their discharge.
清算：通過確實債務并對資產進行清償來解決（例如一個商業(yè)公司的）事務
To convert (assets) into cash.
換現(xiàn)款：變（資產）為現(xiàn)金
To put an end to; abolish.
結束；廢除
To put to death; kill.
殺死：使某人死亡；殺死
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To settle a debt, a claim, or an obligation.
清償：解決一項債務、索賠或義務
To settle the affairs of a business or an estate by disposing of its assets and liabilities.See Synonyms at eliminate
清算：通過處理資產和債務來解決一個公司或一項財產的事務參見 eliminate

來源：
Late Latin liquid3re liquid3t- [to melt]
后期拉丁語 liquid3re liquid3t- [融化]
from Latin liquidus [liquid] * see liquid
源自 拉丁語 liquidus [液體] *參見 liquid

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liq.uida.tion
n.（名詞）
liq.uida.tor
n.（名詞）