quash
[ kwosh ]
/ kwɒʃ /
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verb (used with object)
to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.).
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT Origin of quash
1300–50; Middle English quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress <Old French quasser, in part <Latin quassāre to shake (frequentative of quatere to shake; cf. concussion); in part <Late Latin cassāre to annul, derivative of Latin cassus empty, void
OTHER WORDS FROM quash
un·quashed, adjectiveWords nearby quash
quartz lamp, quartz movement, quartz plate, quasar, quasars, quash, Quasheba, Quashee, Quashi, quasi, quasi contract
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British Dictionary definitions for quash
quash
/ (kwɒʃ) /
verb (tr)
to subdue forcefully and completely; put down; suppress
to annul or make void (a law, decision, etc)
to reject (an indictment, writ, etc) as invalid
Word Origin for quash
C14: from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre to shake
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