quash

kwɑːʃ

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Conjugation

Definition of quash - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

authoritydefeat or suppress decisively

The government moved quickly to quash the rebellion.

extinguish

subdue

suppress

legal

TECH.

void or annul a legal decision

TECH.

The judge decided to quash the previous ruling.

annul

invalidate

nullify

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Expressions with quash

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quash the rumours

stop people from believing or spreading untrue stories

The manager tried to quash the rumours about layoffs.

quash rumours

stop people from spreading untrue stories

The company tried to quash rumours about the new product.

Origin of quash

Latin, quassare (to shake)

Examples of quash in a sentence

Efforts to quash the rumors were unsuccessful.
The appeal was made to quash the indictment.
They sought to quash the subpoena in court.

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French:réprimer, annuler, ...
German:unterdrücken, aufheben, ...
Italian:sopprimere, annullare, ...
Spanish:sofocar, anular, ...
Portuguese:suprimir, anular, ...
Chinese:镇压, 撤销, ...
Japanese:鎮圧する, 無効にする, ...
Arabic:قَمَعَ, أَبْطَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְדַכֵּא, לְבַטֵּל, ...
Russian:подавлять, аннулировать, ...
Ukrainian:придушити, скасовувати, ...
Hindi:दबा देना, रद्द करना, ...
Bengali:দমন করা, বাতিল করা, ...
Catalan:sofocar, anul.lar, ...
Czech:potlačit, zrušit, ...
Danish:slå ned, ugyldiggøre, ...
Dutch:onderdrukken, vernietigen, ...
Greek:καταστέλλω, ακυρώνω, ...
Hungarian:leverni, megsemmisíteni, ...
Khmer:បង្ក្រាប, លុបចោល, ...
Korean:진압하다, 파기하다, ...
Persian:سرکوب کردن, لغو کند, ...
Polish:stłumić, unieważnić, ...
Portuguese (BR):sufocar, anular, ...
Romanian:a înăbuși, a anula, ...
Swedish:kväsa, upphäva, ...
Thai:ปราบปราม, ยกเลิก, ...
Turkish:bastırmak, bozmak, ...
Vietnamese:dập tắt, hủy bỏ, ...

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