liquidation vs liquidate

liquidation is a noun but liquidate is not a noun.

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

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

liquidation (verb)	liquidate (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