Question 1 · Quick check
quash
CEFRC1
/kwɒʃ/
verb
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In plain English
- 01
verb
To stop or reject something completely.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo crush or dash to pieces.
Examples
Firefighters worked quickly to quash the flames before they spread to nearby homes.
The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
More examples
In contextThe army quashed the rebellion.
Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.
Anne that she had been perfectly right in her proceedings, since, by quashing all idle hopes, both parties would see the necessity of conquering their foolish passion.
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Origin
verb
From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, under the influence of cassō (“to annul”), from Latin quatiō (“to shake”) Cognate with Dutch kwetsen (“to hurt, injure”), German quetschen (“to crush, squash”), Spanish quejar (“to complain”).