quash
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quash
- /kwɒʃ/ UK
- /kwɑʃ/ US
- /kwɔʃ/ US, dialectal
Rhymes with -ɒʃ, -ɑːʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, under the influence of cassō (“to annul”), from Latin quatiō (“to shake”) Cognate with Dutch kwetsen (“to hurt, injure”), German quetschen (“to crush, squash”), Spanish quejar (“to complain”).
verb quashes · quashing · quashed
- To defeat decisively, to suppress. The army quashed the rebellion.
- To crush or dash to pieces. The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
- To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.). In the case of an appeal against conviction the Court shall, if they allow the appeal, quash the conviction.
Translations
Talk about this word "quash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quash. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quash. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quash "quash." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quash.Cite this
@misc{quash_2026,
title = {quash},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quash},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
