liquidate vs settle

liquidate is not a noun while settle is a noun.

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

As verbs, settle is a hypernym of liquidate; that is, settle is a word with a broader meaning than liquidate:

liquidate: settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
settle: dispose of; make a financial settlement

liquidate (noun)	settle (noun)
	a long wooden bench with a back

liquidate (verb)	settle (verb)
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing	take up residence and become established
eliminate by paying off (debts)	form a community
convert into cash	become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off	establish or develop as a residence
	make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
	become resolved, fixed, established, or quiet
	come as if by falling
	bring to an end; settle conclusively
	settle conclusively; come to terms
	end a legal dispute by arriving at a settlement
	come to terms
	accept despite lack of complete satisfaction
	get one's revenge for a wrong or an injury
	fix firmly
	arrange or fix in the desired order
	come to rest
	settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
	cause to become clear by forming a sediment (of liquids)
	sink down or precipitate
	go under
	become clear by the sinking of particles
	dispose of; make a financial settlement