Past tense of liquidate
regular verb
The past tense of liquidate is liquidated. The past participle is also liquidated.
Forms of liquidate
| Base form (V1) | liquidate /ˈlɪkwɪdeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | liquidated |
| Past participle (V3) | liquidated |
| Present participle | liquidating |
| Third person singular | liquidates |
Liquidated in a sentence
- Unincorporating doesn't trigger a pension break in this situation: A doctor liquidated his corporation and terminated its pension coverage, taking lump-sum payout.1992, The Kiplinger Tax Letter. From the entry unincorporate
- Osborn was involved in the liquidation program and cites an example of a Vietnamese operative being liquidated with extreme prejudice on orders from higher headquarters.1971, American Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 575. From the entry extreme prejudice
- Personal property should not have been collectivized; the kulaks should have been limited and squeezed out—not liquidated; and the speed of reform should have been adjusted to local conditions.1994, Yuri Slezkine, “The Conscious Collectivists”, in Arctic Mirrors: Russia and the Small Peoples of the North, Ithaca, N.Y.; London…. From the entry dekulakize
- Dirks tipped several institutions which then liquidated $16 million in Equity Funding stock before the fraud was exposed and the bottom fell out of the market.1987 October 1, Charles W. Murdock, “Heard It Through the Grapevine: The Future of Insider-Trading Laws”, in ABA Journal, volume 73…. From the entry tip
Meaning of liquidate
- verb Synonym of liquefy (“to make (something) into a liquid”); to liquidize.
- verb To make (a sound) less harsh.
- verb To use up (money or other assets) wastefully; to dissipate, to squander, to waste.
Questions about the past tense of liquidate
- What is the past tense of liquidate?
- The past tense of liquidate is liquidated.
- What is the past participle of liquidate?
- The past participle of liquidate is liquidated.
- Is liquidate a regular or irregular verb?
- Liquidate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
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