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verb
to make liquid usually referring to solid food in a food processor; liquefy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
to convert assets into liquid (cash) form; to liquidate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, finance
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: liquefy, liquify, liquidise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change, alter, modify
verb
get rid of all one's merchandise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: sell out, sell up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wleykw- Proto-Indo-European *wlikw-éh1-ye-ti Proto-Italic *wlikwēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English liquidize From liquid + -ize.
