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quash
—quash /kwɒʃ/ aep /kwɑːʃ/
Ⅰ verb [T] (REFUSE) ↑Verb Endings for quash ► F0 to say officially that something, especially an earlier official decision, is no longer to be accepted: » His conviction was quashed in March 1986 after his counsel argued that the police evidence was all lies.Thesaurus+: ↑Forbidding and banning thingsThesaurus+: ↑Legislation and law-making
Ⅱ verb [T] (STOP) ↑Verb Endings for quash ► F0 to forcefully stop something that you do not want to happen: » The revolt was swiftly quashed by government troops.» The company moved quickly to quash rumours/speculation that it is losing money.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an end |