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quash

verb
/kwɑːʃ/

Meaning

To reject or void something legally or to put an end to something forcefully.

Example Sentences

The court quashed the decision due to lack of evidence.

Example Expressions

quash a rumor

Synonyms

annul, cancel, void, suppress, overturn

Antonyms

approve, validate, confirm

Collocations

quash a rumor, quash a decision, quash a rebellion, quash charges

Related Vocabularies

To reproduce a message in a confused, distorted, or unclear way.
to convince someone to do or believe something through reasoning or argument
to fail to notice or consider; to ignore; to have a view over something from above
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To twist into a knotted or distorted form.
to make an attack in return for a similar attack

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