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quash
2
(kw
sh)
KEY
TRANSITIVE VERB:
quashed
,
quash·ing
,
quash·es
To put down or suppress forcibly and completely:
quash a rebellion.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English
quashen
, from Old French
quasser
, from Medieval Latin
quass
re
,
to shatter
, from Latin ; see
squash
2
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