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quash

UK/kwɒʃ/ US/kwɑʃ/ rare obsolete

verb

1.

put down by force or intimidation

  • “The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”
  • “China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently”
  • “The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land”
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2.

declare invalid

  • “The contract was annulled”
  • “void a plea”
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Origin

From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, under the influence of cassō (“to annul”), from Latin quatiō (“to shake”) Cognate with Dutch kwetsen (“to hurt, injure”), German quetschen (“to crush, squash”), Spanish quejar (“to complain”).

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