quash
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transitive verb \ˈkwäsh, ˈkwȯsh\Definition of QUASH
: 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
2quash
transitive verbDefinition of QUASH
: 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
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