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quash1 definition

quash (kwäs̸h, kwôs̸h)

transitive verb

Law to annul or set aside (an indictment)

Etymology: altered (infl. by quash) < ME quassen < MFr quasser < LL cassare, to annihilate, destroy < L cassus, empty < castus, pp. of carere, to lack: see caste

quash2 definition

quash (kwäs̸h, kwôs̸h)

transitive verb

to quell or suppress (an uprising)

Etymology: ME quashen < MFr quasser < L quassare, to shake, shatter, shiver, intens. < quassus, pp. of quatere, to shake, break < IE base *kwēt-, *kut-, to shake, akin to *skut- > shudder

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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