quash

Signification (Anglais)

1. To defeat decisively, to suppress.
2. (obsolete) To crush or dash to pieces.
3. To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).

Concepts

détruire

annuler

démolir

torpiller

ravager

casser

abîmer

supprimer

abimer

étouffer

infirmer

réprimer

assujettir

subjuguer

abroger

éviter

étrangler

juguler

assaillir

batailler

combattre

lutter

lutter contre

mener campagne

se battre

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kwɒʃ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English quaschen, quasshen, cwessen, quassen, from Old French quasser, from Latin quassāre, present active infinitive of quassō, under the influence of cassō (“I annul”), from Latin quatiō (“I shake”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeh₁t- (“to shake”) (same root for the English words: pasta, paste, pastiche, pastry). Cognate with Dutch kwetsen (“to hurt, injure”), German quetschen (“to crush, squash”), Spanish quejar (“to complain”).