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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024quash /kwɑʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to put down or suppress completely;
quell;
subdue:The dictator was able to quash the rebellion. - to set aside or make void or annul:The judge quashed the verdict.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024quash (kwosh),USA pronunciation v.t. - to put down or suppress completely;
quell;
subdue:to quash a rebellion. - to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.).
- Late Latin cassāre to annul, derivative of Latin cassus empty, void
- Latin quassāre to shake (frequentative of quatere to shake; compare concussion); in part
- Old French quasser, in part
- Middle English quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crush, squash, quench, repress.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: quash /kwɒʃ/ vb (transitive)- to subdue forcefully and completely; put down; suppress
- to annul or make void (a law, decision, etc)
- to reject (an indictment, writ, etc) as invalid
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre to shake |