liquidate
/ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/verb
with obj.
1
- wind up the affairs of (a company or firm) by ascertaining liabilities and apportioning assets清算（公司债务、资产等）。
1.1
- no obj.(of a company) undergo such a process（公司）清算（债务、资产等）。
1.2
- convert (assets) into cash将（资产）变现, 变卖：
a plan to liquidate £1 billion worth of property over seven years.
七年内将价值10亿英镑的资产变现的计划。
1.3
- pay off (a debt)清偿（债务）。
2
- eliminate, typically by violent means; kill除掉, 杀戮。
派生词
liquidation
noun词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'set out(accounts) clearly'）： from medieval Latin liquidat- made clear, from the verb liquidare, from Latin liquidus （see LIQUID）. Sense 1 was influenced by Italian liquidare and French liquider, sense 2 by Russian likvidirovat'.