quash

¹quash

verb \ˈkwäsh, ˈkwȯsh\

Definition of QUASH

transitive verb

:  to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely <quash a rebellion>

Origin of QUASH

Middle English quashen to smash, from Anglo-French quasser, casser, from Latin quassare to shake violently, shatter, frequentative of quatere to shake

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with QUASH

bosh, cosh, Foch, frosh, gosh, gouache, josh, mâche, mosh, nosh, posh, slosh, squash, swash, tosh, wash

²quash

verb

Definition of QUASH

transitive verb

:  to nullify especially by judicial action <quash an indictment>

Origin of QUASH

Middle English quassen, from Anglo-French casser, quasser to annul, from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus void

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi