QUASH


Meaning of QUASH in English

■ verb

1》 reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure.

2》 suppress: rumours of job losses were ~ed.

Origin

ME: from OFr. quasser 'annul', from late L. cassare (med. L. also quassare ), from cassus 'null, void'; cf. s~ 1 .

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