quash
verb (used with object)
to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue.
have quashed
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present perfectof quash.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Bridgewater may finally have quashed any lingering gripes over the Broncos moving on from Lock, who turned the ball over 18 times last year, when he completed a league-low 57% of his passes.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2021
However, Court of Appeal judges said these convictions were unsafe and have quashed them.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2020
Around the world, people die every year from outbreaks that vaccines could have quashed, from polio in Pakistan to human papillomavirus infections in Japan.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2020
But the department doesn’t seem to have quashed the idea entirely.
From Slate ● Aug. 23, 2018
The sounds and smells have quashed my appetite.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
