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Thesaurus: amortize

To make as if dead; to destroy.

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  1. v. t. To make as if dead; to destroy.
  2. v. t. To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See Mortmain.
  3. v. t. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.
  4. v. liquidate gradually
  5. 1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. (Law) To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation. See Mortmain. 3. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of a sinking fund.
  6. To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a corporation.See Mortmain.
  7. v:100 v. liquidate gradually