单词 | quash |
释义 | quash /kwosh/, v.t. 1. to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion. 2. to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.). [1300-50; ME quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < OF quasser, in part < L quassare to shake (freq. of quatere to shake; cf. CONCUSSION); in part < LL cassare to annul, deriv. of L cassus empty, void] Syn. 1. crush, squash, quench, repress. |
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