Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 27, 2010
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quash \KWOSH\, transitive verb:
quash \KWOSH\, transitive verb:
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1. (Law) To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, "to quash an indictment."
1. (Law) To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, "to quash an indictment."
2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely; as, "to quash a rebellion."
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Now the question is, once the Republicans take back control of Congress, will they have the votes and intestinal fortitude to quash any or all of the socialist agenda that the B.O. and his politburo have forced upon the American public?
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Quash comes from Medieval French quasser, from Latin quassare, "to shake violently, to shatter," frequentative form of quatere, "to shake." Quash, "to annul," has been sense-influenced by Late Latin cassare, "to annul," from Latin cassus, "empty," whereas quash, "to crush," has been sense-influenced by squash.
Quash comes from Medieval French quasser, from Latin quassare, "to shake violently, to shatter," frequentative form of quatere, "to shake." Quash, "to annul," has been sense-influenced by Late Latin cassare, "to annul," from Latin cassus, "empty," whereas quash, "to crush," has been sense-influenced by squash.
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