quash

Verb

Verb Forms: quashed, quashing, quashes

To forcefully put an end to; to suppress or annul.
put down by force or intimidation
- "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
declare invalid
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
To crush or dash to pieces.
To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

Examples

He tried to QUASH her hopes of victory with a perfectly placed ’QUIXOTIC’.
The army quashed the rebellion.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, under the influence of cassō (“to annul”), from Latin quatiō (“I shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”) (same root for the English words: pasta, paste, pastiche, pastry). Cognate with Dutch kwetsen (“to hurt, injure”), German quetschen (“to crush, squash”), Spanish quejar (“to complain”).

Synonyms

annul, avoid, invalidate, keep down, nullify, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate, void

Antonyms

validate

Scrabble Score: 17

quash: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
quash: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quash: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

quash: valid Words With Friends Word