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liquidate

verb
  1. eliminate by paying off (debts)
    pay off
  2. get rid of someone who may be a threat by killing
    “The mafia liquidated the informer”
    waste
  3. settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
    “liquidate a company”
  4. convert into cash
    “I had to liquidate my holdings to pay off my ex-husband”
    realiserealize