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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | nullify, cancel |
| Synonyms: | abrogate, annul, black out, bottle up, clamp down on, cork up, crack down on, declare null and void, discharge, dissolve, hush up, invalidate, kill, negate, overrule, overthrow, put damper on, put the lid on, repeal, rescind, reverse, revoke, set aside, shut down, squelch, undo, vacate, veto, vitiate, void, watergate |
| Notes: | quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely, while squash means to compress, crush, or squeeze |
| Antonyms: | allow, permit, sanction, start, support |