Definitions
put down by force or intimidation
Word origin
From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, under the influence of cassō (“to annul”), from Latin quatiō (“to shake”) Cognate with Dutch kwetsen (“to hurt, injure”), German quetschen (“to crush, squash”), Spanish quejar (“to complain”).
Used in a sentence
“The army quashed the rebellion.”
“Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly grief.”
“Anne that she had been perfectly right in her proceedings, since, by quashing all idle hopes, both parties would see the necessity of conquering their foolish passion.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Suppress completely”5 letters
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