settle vs liquidate

settle is a noun but liquidate is not a noun.

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

As verbs, liquidate is a hyponym of settle; that is, liquidate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than settle:

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

Other hyponyms of settle include prorate, pay, square, compensate, make up, pay, pay off, clean up.

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

settle (verb)	liquidate (verb)
take up residence and become established	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
form a community	eliminate by paying off (debts)
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style	convert into cash
establish or develop as a residence	settle the affairs of by determining the debts and applying the assets to pay them off
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