Added 9 October 2026
quash
/kwɒʃ/ verb
Latin root: quassāre Wiktionary
verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about quash at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Put down by force or intimidation.
The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
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Declare invalid.
The contract was annulled
Origin
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”).
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