quash
to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.).
Origin of quash
1Other words for quash
Other words from quash
- un·quashed, adjective
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How to use quash in a sentence
Had Republicans maintained control, his priorities could have been quashed by the Senate.
Democrats win unified — if narrow — control of Washington on a violent day | Michael Scherer | January 7, 2021 | Washington PostShe has to address this popular movement she quashed and coordinate a Council that divided as severely as it has in one of these contests.
Politics Report: What the Dramatic Council President Contest Taught Us | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | December 12, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoShortly before the Games, he suffered a knee injury that quashed his chance at the individual long-jump.
Rafer Johnson, who won Olympic decathlon in 1960, dies at 86 | Harrison Smith | December 3, 2020 | Washington PostCervical cancer could be on its way outThe United States is on track to quash cervical cancer within two to three decades, according to a study published back in February.
2020 isn’t all bad. Here are 13 science stories to be thankful for. | Rachel Feltman, Sara Chodosh | November 26, 2020 | Popular-ScienceAlongside 11 states, the DOJ alleges that Alphabet’s Google used its dominance in online search to quash competition and spent billions to make itself the default engine on browsers.
The Justice Department files a landmark suit against Google | Lucinda Shen | October 20, 2020 | Fortune
She has quashed the efforts of municipalities to raise their own minimum wage.
The Democrats’ Great Plains Firewall: Can Joe Dorman Take the Oklahoma Statehouse? | David Freedlander | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTRacial mistrust, military tactics against citizens, dissent quashed.
Any celebration of these findings was quickly quashed as the shaft continued to flood and delay the work.
Treasure Hunt to Discover Oak Island’s Mysterious Booty | Nina Strochlic | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf there was any hope for an epic comeback, Percy Harvin quashed it by taking the second half kickoff to the house.
Super Blowout: Seahawks Buck Broncos to Take Home the Championship Title | Ben Teitelbaum | February 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey chanted slogans and flashed four fingers, which has come to symbolize a pro-Morsi camp violently quashed by the authorities.
From President to Prisoner: Mohamed Morsi’s Trial Starts in Egypt | Vivian Salama | November 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSir G. Gostwick soon after laid charges against the archbishop, which Henry quashed, and the primate was willing to forgive.
Fox's Book of Martyrs | John FoxeMessina elected him time after time for its deputy, to have the election quashed as often by the Moderates in the Chamber.
The Life of Mazzini | Bolton KingThe circumstances of this very singular charge are not detailed, but the presentment was quashed.
Notes and Queries for Worcestershire | John NoakeThe captain was on the qui vive all the time, and he promptly quashed any embarrassing remark.
Mysterious Mr. Sabin | E. Phillips OppenheimHe ought to have been in his father's footsteps, and he would then have disciplined or quashed his fantastical ideas.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete | George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for quash
/ (kwɒʃ) /
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
Origin of quash
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