quash

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. quash¹ (kwŏsh)tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es
To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action. [Middle English quassen, from Old French casser, quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, alteration (influenced by quassāre, to shatter), of cassāre from Latin cassus, empty, void. See kes- in Indo-European Roots.] II. quash² (kwŏsh)tr.v. quashed, quash·ing, quash·es
To put down or suppress forcibly and completely:
quash a rebellion. [Middle English quashen, from Old French quasser, from Medieval Latin quassāre, to shatter, from Latin. See squash².]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  invalidate, annul, void, avoid, nullify, repress, keep down, subdue, subjugate, reduce
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  validate, formalize, formalise