quash
verb (used with object)
Origin of quash
Synonyms for quash
Related Words for quash
suppress, squash, repress, crush, quell, invalidate, annul, revoke, reverse, veto, void, undo, vacate, squelch, repeal, overrule, rescind, scrunch, annihilate, subdueExamples from the Web for quash
Contemporary Examples of quash
Putin had to put on a show with lots of lights and dancing, but quash the gay factor.
Fergie did nothing to quash rumors of remarriage when asked about the controversial subject this weekend, reports Tom Sykes.
Fergie Remarriage Rumors Heat Up as She Says, ‘Andrew Will Always Be My Prince!’Tom Sykes
September 30, 2013
Egyptian forces have also launched a series of coordinated operations in Sinai in an attempt to quash rising insurgency.
But despite rumors of a Game of Thrones theme, Parker was quick to quash the speculation.
It all seems perfectly choreographed to quash the assumption that she is no more than a little flirt.
Historical Examples of quash
Come, Quash, into the bush, and help me to look at the other scratches and dress them.
The Rover of the AndesR.M. Ballantyne
But, then, he had had to quash the thought that suggested it.
It Never Can Happen AgainWilliam De Morgan
Challis tried to reason away its witchery—to quash its jurisdiction.
It Never Can Happen AgainWilliam De Morgan
Under those circumstances no other course was open to us but to quash them.
The Seven Curses of LondonJames Greenwood
Vide mouse, and a hundred more roots, that might quash this rule.