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quash


Main Entry: 1quash
Pronunciation: \ˈkwäsh, ˈkwsh\
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English quashen to smash, from Anglo-French quasser, casser, from Latin quassare to shake violently, shatter, frequentative of quatere to shake
Date: 13th century

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


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