Quash -to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < Old French quasser, in part <Latin quassāre to shake (frequentative of quatere to shake; cf. concussion); in part < Late Latin cassāre toannul, derivative of Latin cassus empty, void
1300–50; Middle English quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < Old French quasser, in part <Latin quassāre to shake (frequentative of quatere to shake; cf. concussion); in part < Late Latin cassāre toannul, derivative of Latin cassus empty, void
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