Verb quash has 2 senses
- repress, quash, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce - put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
--1 is one way to oppress, suppress, crush
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify - declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
--2 is one way to cancel, strike down
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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