quash[verb]Synonyms:- annul, cancel, invalidate, overrule, overthrow, rescind, reverse, revoke
- suppress, beat, crush, overthrow, put down, quell, repress, squash, subdue
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
quash /kwɒʃ $ kwɑːʃ, kwɒːʃ/
verb [transitive] formal[
Sense 1: Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: quasser, from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus 'having no effect, void']
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Sense 2: Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: quasser, from Latin quassare 'to shake violently, break']
1. to officially say that a legal judgment or decision is no longer acceptable or correct
Synonym : overturn:
The High Court later quashed his conviction for murder. The decision was quashed by the House of Lords.2. to say or do something to stop something from continuing:
A hospital chief executive has quashed rumours that people will lose their jobs. The government immediately moved to quash the revolt. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲