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quash
UK /kwɒʃ/ US /kwɑʃ/
verb 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, apt, present, trying
VERB + QUASH
worked
QUASH + NOUN
allay, flicker, rumors
ADV.
quickly
Definitions
verb
1
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
The army quashed the rebellion.
Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
2
To crush or dash to pieces.
The whales / Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, / Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.
3
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.
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The army quashed the rebellion.
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Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
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Anne that she had been perfectly right in her proceedings, since, by quashing all idle hopes, both parties would see the necessity of conquering their foolish passion.
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The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger.
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Suppress the past, control the present, and quash any flicker of dissent before it can ignite into a blaze.
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Firefighters worked quickly to quash the flames before they spread to nearby homes.
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