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quash 
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| 1. | to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion. |
| 2. | to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.). |
[Origin: 1300–50; ME quashen to smash, break, overcome, suppress < OF quasser, in part < L quassāre to shake (freq. of quatere to shake; cf. concussion); in part < LL cassāre to annul, deriv. of L cassus empty, void]
] —Synonyms 1. crush, squash, quench, repress.
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tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action. [Middle English quassen, from Old French casser, quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, alteration (influenced by quassāre, to shatter) of cassāre, from Latin cassus, empty, void; see kes- in Indo-European roots.] |
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tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es To put down or suppress forcibly and completely: quash a rebellion. [Middle English quashen, from Old French quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, to shatter, from Latin; see squash2.] |
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quash
"to make void, annul, crush," c.1330, from O.Fr. quasser "to break, smash," from L. quassare "to shatter," frequentative of quatere "to shake" (pp. quassus). Meaning "suppress" is from M.L. quassare "make null and void," from L. cassus "empty, void," influenced by quassare.
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| quash | |
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| 1. | 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" [syn: repress] |
| 2. | declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea" [syn: invalidate] [ant: formalise] |
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Main Entry: quash
Pronunciation: 'kwäsh, 'kwosh
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French quasser, from Middle French casser quasser,
from Late Latin cassare, from Latin cassus void
: to make void : ANNUL 2 <quash a
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Cash*ier"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cahiered; p. pr. &vb. n. Cashiering.] [Earlier cash, fr. F. casser to break, annul, cashier, fr. L. cassare, equiv. to cassum reddere, to annul; cf. G. cassiren. Cf. Quash to annul, Cass.]1. To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with ignominy from military service or from an office or place of trust. They have cashiered several of their followers. --Addison. He had insolence to cashier the captain of the lord lieutenant's own body guard. --Macaulay. 2. To put away or reject; to disregard. [R.] Connections formed for interest, and endeared By selfish views, [are] censured and cashiered. --Cowper. They absolutely cashier the literal express sense of the words. --Sowth.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Cass\, v. t. [F. casser, LL. cassare, fr. L. cassus empty, hollow, and perhaps influenced by L. quassare to shake, shatter, v. intens. of quatere to shake. Cf. Cashier, v. t., Quash, Cask.] To render useless or void; to annul; to reject; to send away. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleing.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Con*cus"sion\, n. [L. concussio, fr. concutere, concussum, to shake violenty; con- + quatere to shake. See Cashier, Quash.]1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision of two bodies. It is believed that great ringing of bells, in populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air; which may be from the concussion of the air. --Bacon. 2. (Med.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without visible structural change, produced in an organ by a shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain. 3. (Civil Law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of violence to yield up something of value. Then concussion, rapine, pilleries, Their catalogue of accusations fill. --Daniel. Concussion fuse (Mil.), one that is ignited by the concussion of the shell when it strikes. Syn: See Shock.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Dis*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Discussing.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally, distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.]1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to drive away; -- said especially of tumors. Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of new affection. --Sir H. Wotton. A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples. --Rambler. 3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.] All regard of shame she had discussed. --Spenser. 4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. "We sat and . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain." --Tennyson. "To discuss questions of taste." --Macaulay. 5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.] We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that we had brought with us. --Sir S. Baker. 6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding against the surety. --Burrill. Syn: To Discuss, Examine, Debate. We speak of examining a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We speak of discussing a topic when we examine it thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion. We speak of debating a point when we examine it in mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate we contend for or against some conclusion or view.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Ex*cuss"\, v. t. [L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. Quash.]1. To shake off; to discard. [R.] To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their minds. --Bp. Stillingfleet. 2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [R.] To take some pains in excusing some old monuments. --F. Junius (1654). 3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Casse`-t[^e]te"\, n. [F., fr. casser to breal (see 2d Quash) + t[^e]te head.] A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of its supposed use in crushing the skull.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Per*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Percussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Percussing.] [L. percussus, p. p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See Quash.] To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss the chest in medical examination. Flame percussed by air giveth a noise. --Bacon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Quash\, n. Same as Squash.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Quash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Quashing.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake, F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin. Cf. Cashier, v. t.] (Law) To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an indictment. --Blackstone.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Quash\, v. t. [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and also Quash to annul.]1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush. The whales Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed. --Waller. 2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion. Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief. --Barrow.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Quash\, v. t. [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to shake, shatter. Cf. Concussion, Discuss, Rescue, and also Quash to annul.]1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to crush. The whales Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed, Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed. --Waller. 2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, to quash a rebellion. Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief. --Barrow.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Quash\, v. i. To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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Quas*sa"tion\, n. [L. quassatio, from quassare to shake. See Quash to crush.] The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken. --Gayton.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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