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quash [ kwosh ] (past and past participle quashed, present participle quash·ing, 3rd person present singular quash·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
suppress something forcibly: to suppress something such as a rebellion or political protest completely by means of force

[14th century. Via French< medieval Latin quassare "shake to pieces" < quatere "shake"]
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