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quash
(kw/A//S/ )

noun (n)

  • Same as Squash.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • put down by force or intimidation(verb.social)
    Example:
    The government quashes any attempt of an uprising.
    Synonym:
    keep down, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate
    source: wordnet30
  • declare invalid(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    annul, avoid, invalidate, nullify, void
    Antonym:
    formalise, formalize, validate
    source: wordnet30
  • To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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