QUASH

repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce

(verb) put down by force or intimidation; “The government quashes any attempt of an uprising”; “China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently”; “The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land”

invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify

(verb) declare invalid; “The contract was annulled”; “void a plea”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

quash (third-person singular simple present quashes, present participle quashing, simple past and past participle quashed)

To defeat decisively.

(obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.

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

Anagrams

• huqas

Source: Wiktionary

Quash, n.

Definition: Same as Squash.

Quash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quashing.] Etym: [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain origin. The word has been confused with L.quassare to shake, F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin. Cf. Cashier, v. t.] (Law)

Definition: To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment. Blackstone.

Quash, v. t. Etym: [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and also Quash to annul.]

1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush. The whales Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed. Waller.

2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion. Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief. Barrow.

Quash, v. i.

Definition: To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition