quash

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɒʃ/ (General American) IPA(key): /kwɑʃ/ (US, some dialects) IPA(key): /kwɔʃ/ Rhymes: -ɒʃ, -ɑːʃ === Verb === quash (third-person singular simple present quashes, present participle quashing, simple past and past participle quashed) To defeat decisively, to suppress. (obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces. (law) To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === huqas