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quash

Syllabification: (quash)

Pronunciation: /kwôSH, kwäSH/

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Definition of quash

verb

[with object]

reject or void, especially by legal procedure:his conviction was quashed on appeal
put an end to; suppress:a hospital executive quashed rumors that nursing staff will lose jobs

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French quasser 'annul', from late Latin cassare (medieval Latin also quassare), from cassus 'null, void'. Compare with squash¹