quash

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /kwɒʃ/
• (America) IPA: /kwɑʃ/

Verb

quash (quashes, present participle quashing; past and past participle quashed)

1. To defeat decisively.

   The army quashed the rebellion.

   • Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.

2. To crush or dash to pieces.

   • The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.

3. (legal) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

Related terms

• cask
• casket
• concussion
• discuss, discussion
• fracas
• percussion
• rescue
• squash

Translations

• Italian: cassare, soffocare, reprimere
• Russian: сокрушать
• Spanish: aplastar; derrotar

Translations

• French: supprimer, annuler
• Italian: annullare, invalidare, cancellare, cassare
• Portuguese: anular, cassar
• Russian: отменять

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