liquidate vs liquidation

liquidate is not a noun while liquidation is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
liquidate	No	No	Yes	No
liquidation	Yes	No	No	No

liquidate (noun)	liquidation (noun)
	termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities
	the act of exterminating
	the murder of a competitor

liquidate (verb)	liquidation (verb)
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
eliminate by paying off (debts)
convert into cash
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off