Quashing

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  • v. Present participle of quash.
  • n. The action of quashing something.
  • Word Usage
    "In a rebuke of the Bush administration, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal bank regulator erred in quashing efforts by New York state to combat the kind of predatory mortgage lending that triggered the nation's financial crisis."
    Verb Form
    quashed    quashes    quashing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    crush    oppress    suppress   
    Variant
    squash   
    Form
    quashed    quashing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    crush    subdue    invalidate    abolish    suppress   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bosch    mosh