to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue

to quash a rebellion.

to make void, annul, or set aside (a law, indictment, decision, etc.).

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annihilate , beat , crush , extinguish , extirpate , overcome , overthrow , put down , quell , quench , repress , scrunch * , snow under , squash * , squish * , subdue , suppress , trashnotes:quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely , while squash means to compress , or squeeze , 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 , put damper on , put the lid on , repeal , rescind , reverse , revoke , set aside , shut down , squelch , undo , vacate , veto , vitiate , void , watergatenotes:quash means to crush or to subdue or to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely , choke off , squash , abate , abolish , cancel , defeat , destroy , nullify , retract , smother , stop