Quash

//kwɒʃ//

Synonyms for "quash" (93 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (19)

invalidate repress abate abolish abrogate annihilate annul asphyxiate black out bottle up cancel cassation censor choke choke off clamp down on cork

Verb(2 words)

annul avoid

Strong matches (28)

cork up crack down on crush damp damp down demolish discharge dissolve drown extinguish gag hold down hugger mugger hugger-mugger hush hush up hush-hush jump on keep down keep under

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kill muffle muzzle negate nullify

Verb(3 words)

invalidate keep down nullify

Related words (46)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

5 entries

cancel crush oppress strike down suppress

Synonyms

2 entries

invalidate repress

Related terms

9 entries

cask casket concussion discuss discussion fracas percussion rescue squash

derived

4 entries

quashable quasher toquash unquashed

has context

1 entries

legal

related to

12 entries

cask casket concussion defeat discuss fracas percussion rescue squash subpoena suppress void

Translations

37 translations across 13 languages.

Bulgarian

2 entries

отменям verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
потушавам verb (to defeat forcibly)

Catalan

1 entries

cassar verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))

Czech

3 entries

anulovat verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
potlačit verb (to defeat forcibly)
zrušit verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))

Dutch

4 entries

onderdrukken verb (to defeat forcibly)
ongeldig verklaren verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
smoren verb (to defeat forcibly)
vernietigen verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))

Finnish

3 entries

kukistaa verb (to defeat forcibly)
kumota verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
tukahduttaa verb (to defeat forcibly)

French

2 entries

annuler verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
supprimer verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))

Georgian

4 entries

ანულირება verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
განადგურება verb (to defeat forcibly)
გაუქმება verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
ჩახშობა verb (to defeat forcibly)

Italian

4 entries

annullare verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
cancellare verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
cassare verb (to defeat forcibly)
cassare verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))

Polish

2 entries

tłumić verb (to defeat forcibly)
unieważniać verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))

Portuguese

2 entries

anular verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
cassar verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))

Romanian

2 entries

suprima verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
zdrobi verb (to defeat forcibly)

Russian

2 entries

отменять verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
сокруша́ть verb (to defeat forcibly)

Spanish

3 entries

anular verb (to void or suppress (a subpoena, decision))
aplastar verb (to defeat forcibly)
derrotar verb (to defeat forcibly)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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The CEO is trying to quash these unfounded rumors about a merger.

Source: tatoeba (676288)

Suppress the past, control the present, and quash any flicker of dissent before it can ignite into a blaze.

Source: tatoeba (12818182)

Firefighters worked quickly to quash the flames before they spread to nearby homes.

Source: tatoeba (12917981)

The army quashed the rebellion.

Source: wiktionary

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