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- DictionaryQuash/kwäSH/
verb
- 1. reject or void, especially by legal procedure: "his conviction was quashed on appeal"
Quash means to put down, stop, extinguish, and it’s usually used to talk about ideas, feelings, or political movements. You wouldn’t quash a grape underfoot; you would squash it. But if you were a military dictator, you would quash a revolution. Quash is an extreme word.
Definition of quash verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion. 2. To put an end to or destroy: quash a rumor; quash hopes of an agreement. [Middle English quashen, from Old French quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, to shatter, from Latin; see squash2 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
4 days ago · quash in American English. (kwɑʃ) transitive verb. 1. to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue. to quash a rebellion. 2. to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.) SYNONYMS 1. crush, squash, quench, repress.
quash something to take action to stop something from continuing synonym suppress The rumors were quickly quashed. Definition of quash verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
verb [ T ] uk / kwɒʃ / us. quash verb [T] (CHANGE DECISION) Add to word list. to officially change a legal decision so that it stops existing: His conviction was quashed last month. quash verb [T] (STOP) to stop something that you do not want to happen: He appeared on television to quash rumours that he was seriously ill.
6 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If a court or someone in authority quashes a decision or judgment, they officially reject it. The Appeal Court has quashed the convictions of all eleven people. Synonyms: annul, overturn, reverse, cancel More Synonyms of quash. 2. transitive verb.
