English Explanatory Dictionary

quash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To defeat decisively, to suppress.
  2. To crush or dash to pieces.
  3. To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

Pronunciation

/kwɒʃ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-quash.wav /kwɑʃ/ /kwɔʃ/

Word forms

quash quashes quashing quashed

Etymology

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”).

Related words

cask casket concussion discuss discussion fracas percussion rescue squash

Derived words

quashable quasher toquash unquashed
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