to quash
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8.1
- verb
- /kwɑʃ/
- Formal
:
reprimir
- Indeed, continuing fears of terrorism helped quash the electoral hopes of Ennahda, the Islamist-leaning party that had dominated the country's politics after 2011.
There wasn't enough people who could who could quash it.
- There wasn't enough people who could who could quash it.
- Had those four get together and Nixon wanted the FBI or the CIA to quash the FBI investigation.
- They think if they can quash that possibility therein and the way things are set up right now, they are.
- And most of us, myself included, we exert a lot of energy to quash it rather than trying to find the courage to fertilize it a little bit.
- And then all of a sudden that quashed that exchange ended.
Examples
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But all signs of openness were soon quashed by the repressive measures first perfected by Bashar's father and Syria's long-time ruler, Hafez.
Academic text (2012) -
And that he was using tanks and planes against civilians to quash the uprising.
Blog text (3) -
If passed, the law will likely be used as a model to quash unions in other states.
Blog text (24) -
If they cannot, they will very likely be the people who are quashing the education revolution.
Blog text (4) -
Since the High Court quashed her conviction, she has been in hiding.
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I learned more about how the power holders use patriotism to quash dissent and make the people afraid of outside enemies.
Blog text (25) -
Both the CIA and FBI quickly quashed the rumors; some say too quickly.
Blog text (13) -
Then riot control arrived to quash the protest, pushing and punching a 16-year-old.
Blog text (25) -
The government acted quickly to quash the protests before they escalated.
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Authorities are taking steps to quash any rumors of unrest in the city.
Synonyms
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1.4
To officially stop someone from doing something by law or rule
176
4.8
To stop public protest by force or by people in power
63
3.8
To take strong action to stop illegal or wrong behavior
62
3.0
To end something so it no longer happens
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5.5
To bring a person or thing under control, often by force
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7.7
To stop a strong feeling or a crowd causing trouble
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6.7
Use force to stop protests or opposition
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4.2
To use strict rules and punishments to stop bad or illegal actions
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7.2
To make a law or contract have no legal effect
13
4.2
To stop something completely using strong action
13
5.3
Take strong action to stop something bad or illegal
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7.8
Completely stop protests or criticism
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6.4
To stop something from continuing or becoming known
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6.1
To stop a feeling or action completely
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9.4
To stop someone or something by an official order
Stop something by using force or strict rules
Use force to stop a rebellion or uprising
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Quash comes from an old word that meant 'to crush' or 'press down', so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone pressing down until something stops, like squash. That's why to quash a protest or rumor is to forcefully put an end to it.