† dequassdequacev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To break down, crush.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press or squeeze [verb (transitive)] > crush
breakc900
to-bruisec1000
swatchea1300
to-gnidea1300
defoulc1300
to-crushc1300
thring13..
squatcha1325
to-squatc1325
oppressa1382
crush?a1400
thronga1400
dequassc1400
birzec1425
crazec1430
frayc1460
defroysse1480
to-quashc1480
croose1567
pletter1598
becrush1609
mortify1609
winder1610
crackle1611
quest1647
scrouge1755
grush1827
jam1832
roll1886
c1400 Test. Love (1560) i. 276 b/1 Thus with sleight shalt thou surmount and dequace the yvell in their herts.
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