quash :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

reduce, keep down, subdue, repress, subjugate

v. put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"

void, invalidate, nullify, annul, avoid

v. declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

suppress, repress

v. put out of one's consciousness

curb, subdue, suppress, inhibit, conquer, stamp down

v. to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"

control, curb, moderate, restrain, contain, hold in

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

restrain, constrain, encumber, cumber

v. hold back

squeeze, crush, squash, squelch, mash

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"

enslave, reduce to slavery

v. make a slave of; bring into servitude

beat, crush, defeat, trounce, vanquish, overcome, beat out

v. win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"

void, invalidate, vitiate, make invalid

v. take away the legal force of or render ineffective; "invalidate a contract"

invalidate, nullify

v. show to be invalid

cancel, invalidate

v. make invalid for use; "cancel cheques or tickets"

overturn, lift, repeal, reverse, revoke, annul, countermand, rescind

v. annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"

get rid of, abolish

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

abrogate, revoke formally

v. revoke formally

veto, interdict, forbid, prohibit, proscribe, disallow

v. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

reject, disapprove, refuse to approve

v. deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

validate, formalize, declare valid

v. declare or make legally valid

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

sign, ratify

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

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