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quashverb1 to put a stop to (something) by the use of forcethe dictator commanded the army to quash the uprising without mercy clamp down (on), crack down (on), crush, put down, quell, repress, silence, slap down, snuff (out), squash, squelch, subdue, suppress douse(also dowse), extinguish, put out, quenchsmother, stifle, strangle, throttleannihilate, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, nuke, rub out, ruin, smash, waste, wreckexterminate, obliterate, wipe outconquer, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subjugate, vanquish sit on abet, aid, assist, back, help, prop up, supportfoment, incite, instigate, provoke, stir, whip (up)advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nourish, nurture, promote quashverb2to put an end to by formal actionattorneys asked the court to quash the indictment abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, avoid, cancel, disannul, dissolve, invalidate, negate, null, nullify, repeal, rescind, roll back, strike down, vacate, void countermand, override, overrule, overturn, vetoabort, call, call off, drop, recall, retract, reverse, revoke, suspend, withdrawban, enjoin, forbid, outlaw, prohibitdisallow, dismiss, rejectannihilate, break down, eliminate, eradicate, erase, liquidate, remove, throw out, write off do away with, set aside enact, lay down, legislateestablish, found, instituteformalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimize, validatepass, ratifyallow, approve, authorize, clear, endorse(also indorse), permit, sanction, warrantcommand, decree, mandate, order, prescribe in the 13th century |