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–verb (used with object)
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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  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  suppress
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight.
Synonyms:  choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quell, quench, squash, squelch
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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