what does quash mean?
QUASH as VERB
- Meaning
- put down by force or intimidation
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- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
Hypernyms(s) quash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
Hypernyms(s) quash is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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