Quash
/kwΙΚ/noun
To suppress, put an end to, or reject decisively.
Did you know?Quash entered English in the 16th century with the sense of crushing or smashing, and its exact origin is uncertain, which makes it one of those words whose history feels like it arrived already broken.
Etymological Timeline
16th Century
English
quash
βto crush, smash, or break into piecesβ
16th Century
Anglo-French
quasser
βto crush, shatter, or smashβ
14th Century
Old French
casser
βto break, shatterβ
Latin
Latin
quassare
βto shake violently, dash to piecesβ
Classical Latin
Latin
quatere
βto shake, strike, or beatβ