quash

Meanings

Verb

put down by force or intimidation
- "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
declare invalid
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
To crush or dash to pieces.
To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, under the influence of cassō (“to annul”), from Latin quatiō (“I shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”) (same root for the English words: pasta, paste, pastiche, pastry). Cognate with Dutch kwetsen (“to hurt, injure”), German quetschen (“to crush, squash”), Spanish quejar (“to complain”).

Synonyms

annul, avoid, invalidate, keep down, nullify, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate, void

Antonyms

validate

Scrabble Score: 17

quash is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
quash is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quash is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

quash is a valid Words With Friends word