LIQUIDATE Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

liquidate

verb

ˈli-kwə-ˌdāt

Definition of liquidate

as in to eradicate

to destroy all traces of a decisive act that liquidated all doubts and fears about his governing abilities

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as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately his first act as absolute ruler was to liquidate his opponents

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as in to pay

to give what is owed for used our lottery winnings to liquidate our debts

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repudiate

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Recent Examples of liquidate This type of filing allows the company to restructure itself without liquidating assets. — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 18 Sep. 2026 In July 2025, Singapore appointed Deloitte to liquidate the non-cash assets seized by investigators. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Vertical farming startup 80 Acres Farms has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy to liquidate its assets. — Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2026 The state of Delaware wrongly seized and liquidated his stock after the man didn’t log into his trading account for years. — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for liquidate

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The campaign that originally eradicated screwworm relied on what’s known as the sterile insect technique.

— Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Stoett argues that if a market is used to encourage removal, the commercial activity should exist because the species needs to be reduced, contained, or eradicated—not because the goal is to establish a sustainable fishery for that species.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of eradicate

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Riehle made it to Broadway in 1986 with a role in the Emily Mann drama Execution of Justice, which centered on the trial of Dan White, who assassinated San Francisco mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk in 1978.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026
Earlier that year, King had been assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

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Peltola, during a candidate forum Friday, became emotional speaking about the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people and said additional law enforcement resources are needed.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Peltola, during a candidate forum Friday, became emotional speaking about the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous people and said additional law enforcement resources are needed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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He was educated at Middlebury College, and lived in New York City for 15 years, before settling back on the farm with his wife, Olga, and their children, Fiona and Abraham.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
Remember, parents with kids this age are also the ones that are still living with their mom and dad, have to have coloring books and fidget toys at work to settle their nerves and focus and flat out refuse to grow up.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of settle

Verb

Other New York literati, like Camille Paglia, expressed similar views and endorsed the organization’s goal of abolishing the age of consent.

— Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
The Book of Revelation tells us, sort of, the Antichrist will abolish financial freedom.

— David Gibson, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of abolish

Verb

The high court found that the administration had not demonstrated that the president was authorized to use regular military forces to execute federal laws or that those forces were unable to carry out the mission.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Through it all, each member of the 11-person cast plays an instrument — or two or three or four — while toggling between characters, belting lyrics and executing Chi-San Howard’s enthralling choreography.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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