Thesaurus: liquidate

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1. v. t. To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount of (an indebtedness) clear and certain.
2. v. t. In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the several amounts, of , and apply assets toward the discharge of (an indebtedness).
3. v. t. To discharge; to pay off, as an indebtedness.
4. v. t. To make clear and intelligible.
5. v. t. To make liquid.
6. v. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
7. v. eliminate by paying off (debts)
8. v. convert into cash
9. v. settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
10. To determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amountof (indebtedness); or, where there is an indebtedness to more thanone person, to determine the precise amount of (each indebtedness);to make the amount of (an indebtedness); clear and certain.A debt or demand is liquidated whenever the amount due is agreed onby the parties, or fixed by the operation of law. 15 Ga. Rep. 821.If our epistolary accounts were fairly liquidated, I believe youwould be brought in considerable debtor. Chesterfield.
11. v:100 v. eliminate by paying off (debts) v. convert into cash v. settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off