Quash Moderate

Quash has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

put down by force or intimidation

"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"

"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"

"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

repress quash keep down subdue subjugate reduce

declare invalid

"The contract was annulled"

"void a plea"

invalidate annul quash void avoid nullify

To defeat decisively.

Example Sentences

"The government quashes any attempt of an uprising" verb

"China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently" verb

"The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land" verb

"The contract was annulled" verb

"void a plea" verb

The word "quash" comes from Old French and Latin, originally meaning "to shake." Its root is the same as that of English words like pasta and paste.

Rhyming Words

ash pash kash fash dash bash rash nash tash yash lash mash cash vash sash gash wash hash akash stash

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