ликвиди́ровать

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verbperfective & imperfective

1.
to eliminate, to do away with, to abolish, to get rid of
Спаса́тели бы́стро ликвиди́ровали после́дствия ава́рии.
The rescuers quickly eliminated the consequences of the accident.
Biaspectual verb: used both for the process and the completed action.
2.
to liquidate, to wind up, to dissolvebusiness
Фи́рму ликвиди́ровали в прошлом го́ду.
The company was wound up last year.
Of firms, organisations, institutions.
3.
to pay off, to settle, to clear, to make goodfinance
Мы наконе́ц ликвиди́ровали задо́лженность по кредиту.
We have finally paid off the arrears on the loan.
Of debts, arrears, a backlog.
4.
to liquidate, to kill, to take out
Свиде́теля ликвиди́ровали ещё до суда.
The witness was liquidated before the trial.
Euphemistic, of a killing carried out by the state or by criminals.

Examples

Пожар удалось быстро ликвидировать пожарным.
The firefighters managed to put out the fire quickly.
Власти решили ликвидировать старую фабрику.
The authorities decided to shut down the old factory.
Том ликвиди́ровал пожа́р.
Tom put out the fire.

Imperative
ты	ликвиди́руй
вы	ликвиди́руйте

Active present	ликвиди́рующий	liquidating, eliminating, abolishing, winding up
Active past	ликвиди́ровавший	having liquidated, having eliminated, who liquidated, who eliminated
Passive present	ликвиди́руемый	being liquidated, being eliminated, being wound up
Passive past	ликвиди́рованный	liquidated, eliminated, abolished, removed
Gerund present	ликвиди́руя	while doing (present)
Gerund past	ликвиди́ровав ликвидировавши	while doing (past)

ликви́дныйready
adjective
ликвида́цияliquidation
nounfeminine
ликви́дностьliquidity
nounfeminine
ликвиди́роватьto eliminate; to liquidate; to pay off; to liquidate
verbboth aspects

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