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- pronunciation:
- kwash
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
quashes, quashing, quashed |
| definition: |
to subdue or suppress forcefully and decisively.
The police quashed the demonstration.Troops were sent to quash the rebellion.- synonyms:
- crush, extinguish, put down, quell, squash, stifle, subdue, suppress
- antonyms:
- stir
- similar words:
- break, choke, demolish, nip, overwhelm, quench, repress, rout, ruin, smash, squelch, stamp out, stop
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| related words: |
destroy, eradicate, extinguish, hush, kill, overpower, silence, smother, stamp, still, tame, throttle, wreck |
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